Europeans can lament the choices the Americans made all day, but Europeans deliberately chose over dependency on the Americans, Chinese and Russians.
Europe can easily be more dominant than the Americans if we chose it.
Europe can easily be more dominant than the Americans if we chose it.
It's pretty insane to suggest that Iran should get nukes because Australia can't be bothered to build its own oil refineries.
That has come to an end. The impact so far on the US is nothing compared to the next 20 years.
Almost all western countries made themselves vassals of the Americans, by choice, and then decided to no answer the call of their patron, and also decided at the same time they will do everything possible to disadvantage America while constantly saying how much they hate America.
The whole concept of international law has always just been American benevolence, and the Americans got shit in return. You can suggest the Americans should just eat shit while the rest of the world benefits, but the Americans don't think so, and they won't keep doing it.