Tell me something.
Why are Europeans, as a whole, so damn liberal?
Might be better asking someone on 'mainland' Europe - we aren't that bad in either Eire or the UK!
Good question. I think Europe is caught in an anti-American hate spiral. All news reports are about evil Americans and their interrogation techniques against poor innocent muslims. Right now we have 2 ex-US soldiers here in Ireland preaching the horrors of Abu-Garib to an eager media. They're all over the place, news, anti-war rallies, and they are hell bent on portraying the US military as evil. Funnily, to the consternation of one radio host who sympathetically interviewed them, most of the listeners' comments were negative toward the two men recognizing their agenda for what it is. Maybe there is hope.