i think that is called being a fair-weather friend................. no?
Obama has put France and Germany in a difficult position. We can't let him down. We also don't want to jump on a lost mission.
Please let there be another disaster area requiring urgent military NATO intervention, before the decision has to be made between wasting soldiers and resources on an impossible and unpopular campaign, or painfully letting Obama down.
Furunculus Maneuver: Adopt a highly logical position on a controversial subject where you cannot disagree with the merits of the proposal, only disagree with an opinion based on fundamental values. - Beskar
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