> Sadly I stopped paying attention to that conflict when I learned there is an elephant in the room that no one seems to notice Are you American by any chance?

> Sadly I stopped paying attention to that conflict when I learned there is an elephant in the room that no one seems to notice Are you American by any chance? Believe me, this elephant is noticed, was talked about daily by every European country almost every day of the past year, and is being acted upon all the time. What do you imagine the alternative is?