Quote Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube View Post
What I object to is you oversimplifying the motives of a nation to fit your unfortunate world view.
Naaaaah. I tackle the question at historical face value, you however seem burdened by US propaganda.

The entire European commitment stemmed from an American sense of charity and duty.
Really? You have access to pretty much all of the internet, and this is what you come up with? We in Europe would have applauded you if you fought Germany in... say... 39? 40? 41? I don't bother to count.

Heck, even the Germans nowadays would applaud your effort had you done that. As it is, you only stepped in when you got scared that Europe would turn communistic. Remember how we opened this particular debate about US / Soviet front lines?


Everything since, even the really bad shit, has been a result of our compounded sense of national responsibility for the rest of the world.
Sorry for the slow answer, had a bathroom break.

Should we be thankful that a religiously Taliban-nation have saved the intellectual western world from being spied upon or militarily occupied by Big Brother? Uuuuuuuh...

I think the best way to avoid it in the future would be to ask Europe to take care of itself and to dump this clearly misguided sense of global responsibility.
Nah, that would be an extremely silly thing to do.

And that was my point all along, we need you as much as you need us. You seriously think USAnian foreign politics would work in the world at large, if you were alone?

Really?

REALLY?