European ‘allies’ in Afghanistan: You mean, we have to fight?
Europe • February 2008 • Views: 370
In Afghanistan, the U.S. put European nations on the spot by telling them, OK, you say you favor multilateralism, prove it — do your share to secure Afghanistan’s new democracy, which after all is on Europe’s doorstep.
NATO gave a fake smile and said sure.
But what have the pseudo-multilateralists done? They’ve shown up in Afghanistan almost unarmed. They’ve decided once again to let the United States assume all the important missions because they’re too selfish and cynical to do anything themselves.