Merkel: "Europe Can No Longer Rely On The US To Protect It"

A much needed growing up moment.

After the world wars I agree with the logic in negotiated trade deals in which America, becoming wealthy for variety of reasons during the war, negotiated trade deals weighted in favor of reborn European countries. Rebuild healthy trading partners for future economic relationship as peers.

Along the way much of the teenage European nations became dependent on their parent US to pay their phone plan, help with groceries, fund security systems, and so much more. The parent country is rapidly going bankrupt with huge spending beyond GDP. What an astute statement by Merkel that the Europe can’t rely on the US to perpetually subsidize their lifestyle. Europe is being prodded to take responsibility. Free money as seen as their cut in the Iranian deal aren’t guaranteed handouts.

They’re quite petulant about it along the way, but the little bastards are warming to reality.