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It's naive to suggest that "US Foreign Policy" is somehow specific to the US. Most, if not all, of the major European Nations actively support these same polici
by knz 10y ago
It's naive to suggest that "US Foreign Policy" is somehow specific to the US. Most, if not all, of the major European Nations actively support these same policies and have a much longer history in many of the conflict zones around the world. This case is particularly illustrative given the long history that the UK had in the region and role in the partition of India.
- finid 10y ago> Most, if not all, of the major European Nations actively support these same policies That's because they're vassal states. Our foreign policy is their foreign policy. Their leaders don't have much of a choice in the matter. Either they play along or we find a way to get rid of them.
- greedo 10y agoFrance sure acted like a vassal state during the Second Gulf War. I remember their vociferous support of US policy, especially one Dominique de Villepin. Same with Turkey; they opened up access for the 4th ID to attack through Northern Iraq. Let's see who else was a vassal; Germany? This supposition of yours is silly. Europe isn't a vassal of the US. Each country follows its own goals and priorities.
- finid 10y ago> This supposition of yours is silly. Europe isn't a vassal of the US. Each country follows its own goals and priorities. Then you don't know what's happening in Europe, or the relationship between it's various states and the US. Just an example: Even when European states are taking economic hits from the economic sanctions against Russia, then're still going along with it. How many times have you read in the Western press that Polish or French farmers are protesting against the sanctions?
- pjc50 10y agoWhile American influence may be unpopular, Russian influence would be even less popular. I think after the shooting down of the civilian airliner by Russian-affiliated forces in Ukraine the sanctions were very popular.
- pjc50 10y agoAt this point we do need to remember that, while it's convenient to regard a country as having a single point of view and foreign policy, in a democracy there can be significant dissent and disagreement. (After Brexit I'm not sure what our foreign policy is any more...)