I understand your reasoning. I'm just saying that, within the context of our European community, it is not fair that certain countries do not have to really put anything on the table as a result of our foreign policy initiatives.
Well, if "our" governments wouldn't do stupid non-thought-through shit, then nothing would have happened. Or maybe it is actually thought through, who knows. Nowadays I just have to read a few lines of various "newspapers" and it feels as if a cold or even hot war is right in front of the door.
To be honest I don't really care about US interests, I'd rather they put any papers related to that transatlantic trade and investment partnership in a pipe and smoked it.
I think that's the major problem. "our" governments are not on our side, but effectively on US government's side (see for example NSA spying on us - the population - and their inability to do anything about it). What's nice is that they are currently going against our own economy and the economy is definitely not going to like that.
We should distance ourselves from Washington, have a clear playbook for our own sanctions and then compensate those countries that suffer as a result of Russian retaliation.
I think we should rather do a full stop and not continue to spill oil in the fire. We might severely burn ourselves. The other option is to fully follow through with this logic. And pull sanctions against US as well. And Israel. And send all those US troops home.
But sadly I don't think that will happen. Instead we will spill even more oil.
http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/940649.nato-bereitet-manoever-in-ukraine-vor.html
NATO is preparing a maneuver
in Ukraine next month. (US Army + Ukraine military will lead, involved are
16 nations, total of 1300 soldiers). I think it's going to get really ugly. Oh and by maneuver, I actually mean 8 maneuvers at the same time.
But don't worry, I bet it's for freedom, peace and democrazy™