Richard Baehr writes a very thoughtful piece today, entitled "Why Europe Abandoned Israel." It is an important read, and I would only suggestion a second question: Why, after America protected Europe since the beginning of NATO in 1948, has Europe simply walked away from the War on Terror? (With the exception of Tony Blair's UK, for which Blair has paid a huge political  price in his own party). On paper, NATO is a mutual defense treaty - if any member is attacked, all will respond in a unified fashion. The Euroresponse when America was attacked on 9/11 was beyond pathetic. Not just in Iraq, which European media famously claim is an overreach in response to 9/11. But even in Afghanistan, which Europe acknowledges to be the home of the 9/11 attackers, the Taliban and Al Qaida. German soldiers were sent to Afghanistan at one point with explicit instructions not to fight anybody. The Dutch are pretending to have a separate peace with the enemy, to show us how to be loved....(Read Full Post)