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  • The End of the Transatlantic Affair (The Crapweasels that roared)

    01/31/2005 12:15:54 PM PST · by quidnunc · 29 replies · 1,433+ views
    The Financial Times ^ | January 31, 2005 | David Frum
    Over lunch at a Washington think-tank some time ago, a high-ranking German official told the room about his country's determination to win a seat on the United Nations Security Council. The reaction? From the Americans present, indifference verging on boredom. For the Europeans, though, it was as if the official had dropped a concrete block on their toes. It was a fascinating moment of culture clash that demonstrates some ominous truths about American-European relations. The first truth is the traditionalism of American policy elites. Even when the evidence is thrust into American faces, it is hard for them to accept...