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"To me America is still much more important than a few Arabs. Nevertheless I also think it is idiotic that the US loose themselves in sabre-rattling if they obviously do not have the means to accomplish."

That's very heartening to hear, that America is still more important to you than a few Arabs. We do not have the means to accomplish? Here you all see the arrogance of most Europeans, whose asses we saved from Communism, and protected them for 60 years with our hard earned tax money, even after we kicked Germany's and Japan's asses! We don't have the means? We have the strongest economy in the world, we have 4.5% unemployment, we have 300 million population, and we don't have the means? Don't be stupid. We don't have the political will. The Iraq war was well intentioned, to free that country from a vicious dictator, and introduce democracy. We have learned some things from that. We could easily send enough troops there to finish it properly, as we did with Germany. So enjoy your freedom at our expense, don't bother to say "thank you" for your socialist welfare state we allow you to have, because you don't have to spend your money on your own defense. And don't believe everything you read and hear on you leftist and jealous news media: Here's clue: Hillary will never be elected President, in her life time!

Europe is deeply impressed and full of devotion. Our heartfelt greetings to the holy land in the west where milk and honey flows. :)

Beside of that it does not matter if you lack the "technical" means to accomplish or if you lack the political will. What counts is the fact that you are obviously not able to do it.

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Do not get me wrong - but the times are a changing. Personally I think it is better to understand that Europeans and Americans sometimes have different interests. Our common interests prevail, but it would be naive to act on the assumption that Europe remains a submissive vassal just because America won WWII. The occupation of Germany ended in 1990 and France defined itself -completely without the US- a long time ago. This is the reason why to me it would be helpful to redefine some things like NATO, since they do not represent the political realities anymore. What do we really want in the future?