Politics outweigh duty to allies.
The days of nations with a history of cooperation as allies has
apparently come to a screeching halt. Disagreements on the environment, fair
trade, and borders has led to leaders of erstwhile friendly nations to squabble
and name call. Leaders of nations react with outrage when they are called out
for neglecting their cooperative responsibilities. In politics, rhetoric should
never be a cause for ruining long-standing relationships. Donald Trump can be
very blunt and antagonistic, but relationships among nations cannot be
adversely affected by personally disagreeable discourse. Nations can disagree
and negotiate, but personal animosity cannot disrupt alliances or trade. European countries were quick to come to the aid of Denmark, sending a number of troops, after Trump's insistence that the US control this strategically important arctic island.
The Strait of Hormuz is a major shipping route for oil and LNG,
with about 20% of the world supply passing through the narrow corridor. The
United States receives less than 10% of its oil through the strait. Asian
markets rely heavily on that shipping lane for their domestic energy supply.
The Israeli/US strikes on Iran have led to a restricted flow of oil and LNG
through the strait. The Strait of Hormuz is bordered by Iran on the east and ships
have been reluctant to navigate the strait due to threats by Iran to attack
ships passing through. President Trump has requested assistance from other
countries to secure the Strait of Hormuz to enable the safe passage of oil
tankers. The European Union has rejected calls to assist. Other countries that
rely upon shipping through the strait have also refused to cooperate, even
though it would be in their best interests.
For Europe, unfettered immigration from Muslim countries
have left them vulnerable to the now large bloc of Muslim immigrants. These
Muslim immigrants refuse to assimilate into their new country’s society and outright
reject western culture. Muslim men are violent, committing sexual assaults on
the women of the countries that welcomed them in. The governments of these
nations are so afraid of the rising Muslim minority that they have enacted
“hate speech” laws that prosecute those who call out the violence by Muslims. The
perpetrators of Islamic terror in their streets continue without
accountability. In other words, most European governments are afraid of the
problem they created by welcoming those who reject western culture and harbor distain
for those who are not followers of Islam.
What is truly interesting is that the Arab states are lining
up to support the US/Israel operations in Iran. These states, which have been
in the past, lukewarm to the US presence in the Gulf region and bristled at
Israeli retaliatory strikes in the region. The Abraham Accords have reconfigured
alliances among the Gulf States and opened productive dialog with Israel, the
US, and other western nations. Several of the Gulf States have even expressed a
desire to join in on the attacks on Iran, as they have been targeted with unprovoked
missile attacks by the Iranian regime.
With the ICBM attack on the US military base in Diego
Garcia, 4000 KM from Iran, many European capitals finally realize that they are
within range of the Iranian regime, who care not who they attack. This has finally
awakened the EU to the threat that this rouge regime poses to those who had
refused previous calls from the US to assist and caused them to reconsider
their position. The Iranian regime is a radical death cult, lashing out at any
nation without regard to consequences. The Islamist clerics that rule are
ruthless in their drive to maintain power as evidenced by the regime killing
over 30,000 of their own people for engaging in anti-regime protests. This
regime must fall to bring stability to the region and the world. Their military
must be decimated. Their ability to manufacture weapons must be obliterated.
Their designs on obtaining a nuclear weapon must be prevented, permanently, as
they would not hesitate to use them.
Israel’s Operation “Roaring Lion” in conjunction with the US
“Epic Fury,” looks to degrade the Iranian Regime to the point that Iran’s
citizens will rise up and drive the Islamist extremists out of power. Israeli precision
airstrikes have wiped out dozens of the regime’s military and clerical leaders.
Iranians have been brutalized by these religious fanatics for over 47 years.
Perhaps payback is in the cards. But whoever is now leading this oppressive
regime refuses to surrender, lashing out indiscriminately at any country within
reach of whatever weaponry they still possess.
The “global elite” in the EU need to realize just how
important it is to support their allies, particularly the US. NATO would cease
to exist and would be firmly in the crosshairs of Putin’s Russian army, as many
of those nations barely maintain a semblance of an army. When your livelihood
is imperiled by a rouge nation like Iran, it makes sense to support your friends
in arms. The US request was not for our allies to engage in the actual conflict
or to provide weaponry, just assistance with keeping the Strait of Hormuz open
to shipping. Which should be a no-brainer as Europe gets a substantial amount
of their energy needs from the Gulf States.
Friends support one another. Friends do not deny their
friends. Friends uphold their obligations, especially if that friend holds the
key to their security.
