it reinforces my belief that europe's lack of enthusiasm for american wars, and its slowness to respond to america's taunts that it can't defend itself are positive traits the usa is behind on, and the latter is bait to be not bit into.
let them taunt, it just makes them look like overadrenalised bullies. ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
From this side of the ocean, we're already wondering what would happen if the Republicans win the next presidential election. The current cast of GOP characters makes George W. Bush look like a good ole boy, rather than the malevolent creep he really was.