Deutschland an Trump: Wir werden Ihnen nicht helfen, die Straße von Hormus wieder zu öffnen

There’s a lot more to add from Germany. Friedrich Merz has been incredibly patient and accomodative of Trump until now but the energy crisis seems to have finally forced him and his government to say openly what has been on the minds of most American allies until now.

https://www.ft.com/content/35a07cb7-109c-47a5-a85d-7701fa7becf4

> Boris Pistorius, the German defense minister, said at a news conference in Berlin on Monday. “We want diplomatic solutions and a swift end to the conflict, but sending more warships to the region will likely not help achieve that,” he said.

>“What does Donald Trump expect from, say, a handful or two of European frigates in the Strait of Hormuz?” he added. “He needs them to achieve what the mighty US Navy cannot manage on its own there, is that it? That’s the question I’m asking myself.”

Well said.

Till now the Trump administration and its MAGA base has been openly contemptuous of any and all dissent regarding this war from European leaders and declared them all as weak and irrelevant.

Now that it is clear that not even a single American ally anywhere in the world is going to come forward to help them secure Benjamin Netanyahu’s Greater Israel fantasies and re-election campaign, perhaps they’ll finally introspect on whether this war was actually a bad idea after all.

Note that while the Houthis closed down the pass to Suez, which mainly effects Europe, it was the US doing the heavy lifting. Including both fighting and eventually forcing the Houthis to stop targeting international ships.

NATO nations are determined to prove Trump was right when he constantly referred to them as useless hypocrites.

Edit: The hive is mad.

lol the only way they join in is if premium gas runs out and they can’t drive their fast cars

You break you buy