Maybe they should take their soldiers and get off our soil, then. Putting US bases on European soil isn’t a favor to Europeans, it’s a mutually assured defense. If they’re unhappy with the deal, they can leave.
Actually, what they got in return were partners that were democratic and aligned in principles and values.
Now the US has diverged from democratic values in favour of authoritarian ones.
In consequence, the US starts attacking democracies and befriends other authoritarian regimes to which they aspire to.
Maybe they should take their soldiers and get off our soil, then. Putting US bases on European soil isn’t a favor to Europeans, it’s a mutually assured defense. If they’re unhappy with the deal, they can leave.
Actually, what they got in return were partners that were democratic and aligned in principles and values. Now the US has diverged from democratic values in favour of authoritarian ones. In consequence, the US starts attacking democracies and befriends other authoritarian regimes to which they aspire to.