The thing is, that American hegemony on the old continent is history since the end of the cold war. From the 350.000 GIs in Germany there are maybe between 60.000 and 25.000 left with a shrinking development. The city-police of Frankfurt has probably more operative man-power than the US in Europe. The current US influence in western Europe is that low that some governments like Germany or France do not even support the recent US wars by lip-service anymore. During the cold war we Germans were bound as a occupied country to support you at least with billions and bazillions of Dollars. Today the US do not even get some benevolent words on their way if we Europeans are not convinced of your actions.
Some things might have changed but we are for sure no enemies of you because of that. We try to help in your WOT where we can but we do it by our rules. There are many common interests and nations like the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Spain etc. etc. etc. even support your wars in Afghanistan or in Iraq with soldiers, men and material. Beside of this we still share values, religion and offspring.
That does not change the fact that it is up to us to deal with terrorists on our own territory and not up to the US or anyone else. Therefore people who highjack our citizens on our territory are criminals and therefore bound to go to jail if we get them. No matter if they have a contract of your government or not.
A example: The El-Masri hijack.
In some cases the identities of the involved CIA agents are known and they are already wanted over a international warrant of arrest by EURO- and INTERPOL. Therefore they are well advised never ever put again a foot on European soil. In Europe we strictly seperate between judiciary (the judges) and executive (the government). Nobody (not even Merkel, Sarko or Prodi) will be able to help your agents if they ever should be caught.
That has to be one of the most ludicrous paragraphs ever posted here! "Support" us? Hahahahaha! We spent TRILLIONS of dollars protecting and supporting YOU, you INGRATE!! Does "The Marshall Plan" ring a bell? "Our WoT"? Are you really that delusional and/or misguided?! Do you actually think the jihadists will leave you alone if you don't assist us? You have more Islamists there than we do! WAKE UP!! This is a war between the West and Islam. Didn't the Spanish train bombing or London teach you people anything?! Iran's nuclear weapons are more threatening to you than to us. I served in the so-called "cold war" and the Germans and Koreans I met were appreciative of our efforts and the protection we afforded them. Now that the communist threat has subsided, you think that Uncle Sam can be shat on with no undue consequences. Perhaps in the short run you're right, but the surge of support for Congressman Ron Paul of Texas tells me that there is a pent-up frustration with our being the "world's policeman" that may come back to bite you all on the ass one day, when you need us again!
I don’t think there will be a new war between the US and European nations. The muslim menace will become all too clear— within Europe— the terrorists living down the block from you will go “active” and you may lose all interest in the US being “nice” to the ones in the Middle East.
On the other hand you would do well to visit Breitscheidplatz in Berlin-Charlottenburg for an example of what the US was able to do with piston-engine aircraft, TNT and white phosphorus without setting a single foot on the Continent. There are too few of you remaining with the living memory of those days.
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