The EU knows how to screw with foreign regimes just fine. They lead the way in Libya and weren't holding any punches in Syria. And that's just the tip of the ic

The EU knows how to screw with foreign regimes just fine. They lead the way in Libya and weren't holding any punches in Syria. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. For example, France is extremely involved in African affairs and likes to act as a King maker there, in such a blatantly colonial way that it puts US imperialism to shame. The only difference is the world wide focus on American affairs... and maybe also because of the ingrained belief in France that Africa ought to be their own backyard ("Francafrique"). so it's okay when they do it, meaning there's way less internal oppostion to French interventionism (in Africa). Contrast that with the huge, bi partisan anti foreign interventionism voting block that has emerged in the US.