Re: LOTR and 20th Century Western European Prejudices

"Brandon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> skrev i meddelandet
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> Europe has two basic choices:  They can have the U.S.
> engaged in the world, or not.  In the former case, you would
> be far better off cooperating with us, a la the U.K. and the
> New Europe, than confronting us, as the Franco-German
> leaders would have it.

You mean that you'll nuke us otherwise?

> In the latter case, you had better be damned sure that you
> are ready to deal with the very real threats to your way of
> life that still exist out there, on your own, without any
> help from us.

I'm all in favour of Europe paying for its own defence. As for the rest of
the world, we don't want to play global cop.

Öjevind