Rumsfeld was 100% right, but the Euro’s didn't want that. The idiot media in the US was more worried about going after him than the actual story, a NATO system that isn't working right (Even before Iraq Rumsfeld was pushing this). Today no one will see things like this as “vindication” of his arguments. Most Americans will have moved on and will know who won Dancing with the Stars the last time around..........
“The Europeans dislike the idea of anything that requires them to do anything or costs them money. “
True, but also remember that they’ve essentially disarmed and only have token militaries. It’s showing loud and clear here. If and when the Arabs can get rid of Israel, they’ll practically be able to walk into Western Europe, uncontested, given the amount of military hardware they now posses.