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First of all, Europe is not one country. To hold the entirely of Europe responsible for what some countries do is just as absurd as holding all of Asia responsi
by Drakim 10y ago
First of all, Europe is not one country. To hold the entirely of Europe responsible for what some countries do is just as absurd as holding all of Asia responsible for what China does.
Secondly, many countries inside Europe have opposed US military actions in the Middle East.
- forgotpwtomain 10y ago> First of all, Europe is not one country. To hold the entirely of Europe responsible for what some countries do is just as absurd as holding all of Asia responsible for what China does. Germany, France and the UK (which actively supported interventions in the Middle East) contribute ~50% of the EU budget - it's silly to even suggest that these laws are being passed without their support. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_of_the_European_Union#EU-28_contributions_.282014.29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_of_the_European_Union#E... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%9314) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_invasion_of_Iraq https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_invasion_of_Iraq [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_military_intervention_in_Libya https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_military_intervention_in_... [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_involvement_in_the_Syrian_Civil_War#Support_for_the_Syrian_opposition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_involvement_in_the_Syr...
- Drakim 10y agoEU != Europe. I live in Europe yet I'm not part of the European Union. Also, measuring by "budget", what's up with that? At least use population number or something that's semi reasonable. It's roughly the same as thinking that the US == Continent America, and that Canada, Argentina and Mexico should be responsible for the actions of the US.