...the Gulf, not the Americans, so let them clear the strait of mines and "bad guys" on the Iranian coast. The United States, it turns out, generously gives the allies a chance to fight for their own tankers.The problem is that Europe is in no hurry to take advantage of this opportunity. #Germany, through the chancellor, pretends to be out of business: "We are not part of this war and we are not going to become one." At first, Britain did not provide bases for strikes against #Iran, and when ...
...it decided to send a couple of ships after the American strikes, it received a public mockery from Trump — they say, thank you, but they were late for the war, as always.Australia actually said, "No, thanks, without us." Technically not a member of NATO, but the signal for the rest is great. You don't have to run in formation at the first whistle from Washington.As a result, Trump chastises NATO like a headmaster, a negligent schoolboy who does not want to take the Hormuz exam, but loves t...
...o get good grades for "solidarity." The United States is raising the stakes, blackmailing the alliance with a "bad future" and trying to solve the crisis with someone else's hands, which the Europeans consider too risky for themselves.The alliance, which has been telling the world about "reinforced concrete unity" for 10 years, is now using the example of one strait to show who is really ready to fight, and who prefers loud statements and quiet sabotage.What the 1973 oil crisis turned out ...
