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2005-10-21 International-UN-NGOs

Does Condi Realize the Danger of Europe's Anti-Americanism?

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Posted by anonymous5089 2005-10-21 07:36|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Now that the Soviet domination has ended, West European public opinion wants America out as well. It is a sentiment they share with the Jihadists. It is a pity that Condoleezza Rice does not seem to realise how dangerous this growing anti-Americanism in Europe is.

Its a feature not a bug. The danger is Europe's not America's. Europe tried suicide twice in the 20th Century and it appears that America wasted hundreds of thousand lives and untolled trillions in providing an environment that would give them the same opportunities America enjoyed to become the most advanced, prosperous, and open nation [of such size] in human history. That the Europeans wish to pursue their own collapse in history is their choice. No more welfare for the rich! If they choose self-destructive behaviors let them join other cultures and civilizations in the history books. To paraphrase Benjamin Franklin - you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. Time to invest our time, resouces and emotions with this hemisphere or the Pacific and quit wasting an ounce more on Europe. Nice to have known you, goodbye.

Posted by Anginemp Hupolurong7319 2005-10-21 09:26|| 2005-10-21 09:26|| Front Page Top

#2 They're failing, en masse, the simplest test ever given: Cake or Death?

Posted by .com 2005-10-21 09:42|| 2005-10-21 09:42|| Front Page Top

#3 "The Russian President Putin, a former high-ranking KGB official, is one example that immediately springs to mind. Imagine a former Gestapo officer of high rank becoming Chancellor of Germany in the 1950s!"

This is a perfect example of false comparisons, or apples and oranges. Germany was conquered and physically destroyed and controlled by her enemies. The USSR imploded in the same was as a star collapses. It is not at all surprising that the Russians would follow those who had always been "leaders" in the past. Do you think that Putin would be Pres. if the US had actually occupied Russia after the wall fell?

Read this and the Steyn piece together. As AH says the danger is theirs not ours.

Posted by AlanC">AlanC 2005-10-21 09:59|| 2005-10-21 09:59|| Front Page Top

#4 It's polite to leave before you're askrd to do so. Let's go, now.

Posted by Clomoper Snins7484 2005-10-21 10:53|| 2005-10-21 10:53|| Front Page Top

#5 It is a pity that Condoleezza Rice does not seem to realise how dangerous this growing anti-Americanism in Europe is.

Can someone explain to me exactly what this "danger" is?

Posted by Parabellum 2005-10-21 10:57|| 2005-10-21 10:57|| Front Page Top

#6 Parabellum, the danger is that if the danger is not perceived by Condi than the grants to study the danger are in danger. 8^)

Posted by AlanC">AlanC 2005-10-21 11:07|| 2005-10-21 11:07|| Front Page Top

#7 It's a bit more than that. Imagine the EU openly leading moves to lock in market protections that just happen to define US goods as unacceptable. You think Kyoto and the chemical bit was a hassle? Wait until you see what they encourage others to join them in if they go overt.

Now, there are factors mitigating against them being overwhelmingly successful. But they can/will try and it won't be costfree for us. They might stretch the provisions of the latest trade treaties to break the patents on all US-created pharmaceuticals, electronics, software ....

Or place "observers" everywhere we want to act internationally. As an example.

Posted by lotp 2005-10-21 11:15|| 2005-10-21 11:15|| Front Page Top

#8 Can someone explain to me exactly what this "danger" is?

Not up on your history, are you?

Europe is disarmed NOW. That may not always be the case.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-10-21 12:35|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-10-21 12:35|| Front Page Top

#9 Can someone explain to me exactly what this "danger" is?

Chinese armires with european technologies.

Indirectly helping to recruit jihadis (or lefties loonie enough to help jihadis) by spreading propaganda depicting American as a monster.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2005-10-21 12:54|| 2005-10-21 12:54|| Front Page Top

#10 From: Erik Larson
To: The headline writer in Brussels:
Re: "Condi"

That's DOCTOR Rice, to you, chump.

Posted by eLarson 2005-10-21 13:30|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2005-10-21 13:30|| Front Page Top

#11 I think the good doctor does realize the danger.

I just think that Europe is collapsing around the people and they don't know it yet. I think we are buying for time, and the Secy of State realizes that...

Posted by BigEd 2005-10-21 17:05|| 2005-10-21 17:05|| Front Page Top

#12 It is a pity that Condoleezza Rice does not seem to realise how dangerous this growing anti-Americanism in Europe is.

Interesting, but not quite sure what we could do about it anyway. We are not responsible for Europe's problems, not responsible for the cure and not willing to change ourselves to suit them.

Posted by DoDo 2005-10-21 19:00|| 2005-10-21 19:00|| Front Page Top

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