The arrogance of it all

Rumsfeld Chides Europeans for Lack of ‘Vision’

BRUSSELS, Belgium — On his first visit to Germany since the war in
Iraq, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld revived the issue of
Western European opposition to the conflict, suggesting it resulted
from a lack of vision.

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“The key, I believe, is that even as they are busy looking inward
and rebuilding their economies and societies, they have had the vision
to look outward as well, to find ways they can contribute to a more
peaceful and secure world,” he said.

“It suggests that the distinction between old and new in Europe
today is really not a matter of age or size or even geography. It is
really a matter of attitude — of the vision that countries bring to the
trans-Atlantic relationship.”

But at the same time:

German Arrested in France Is a ‘Top Al Qaeda Boss’

French warship brings 532 to safety from Liberia

The French military led the multinational evacuation, code-named
”Operation Providence.” It took out about 100 Americans and 80
French, as well as more than 100 Lebanese the merchant class of West
Africa. There were also Indians, English and citizens of dozens of
other countries, including one Nepalese.
Boy, “old Europe” seems to be pretty helpful. It seems more like the
U.S. lacks the vision to succeed in battling terrorism. Because
creating thousands of bin Ladens (perpetrator of 9/11 or not) by
attacking Afghanistan, Iraq and whoever comes next is obviously not the
answer.