In a speach to European leaders, Mike Pompeo called out Europe’s abdication in the face of rising threats such as Iran, China and Russia. The Free Beacon reports:
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brought the Trump administration’s voice to a gathering of European leaders, offering a stinging criticism of the European order’s capitulation to rogue nations such as Iran, China, and Russia.
Pompeo, addressing a gathering of NATO leaders on Tuesday, offered a sobering rebuke of the international treaty group, telling the crowd the Trump administration will not stand down in the face of rising threats from a host of rogue regimes.
Criticizing the rise of anti-Israel bias and complacency in the face of growing threats from countries such as Iran, Pompeo championed President Donald Trump’s foreign policy vision.
“This U.S. leadership allowed us to enjoy the greatest human flourishing in modern history. We won the Cold War. We won the peace. We reunited Germany,” Pompeo said. “This is the type of leadership that President Trump is boldly reasserting.”
Will Europe finally reclaim its responsibility in this ever more dangerous world?
For decades, the USA has voluntarily supported various European governments with both funding and military. The European leaders hate us because such support demonstrates the depth of their incompetence, but they still jam up to the trough and slurp up the free stuff. Time to back off and let them learn how to govern themselves thru hard times. Kick the United Nations back to Europe and cut their funding support to a reasonable member portion.
Europe is already over run by stupidity led by liberals and radical Islamists.
Only a matter of time before all of Europe, with UN support, will be physically attacking the US.
WWIII is coming within ten years.
And the people are still never consulted about anything their “leaders” are doing to their countries; Just like the position we, in this country have been under many administrations, and especially the immediately previous one. Thank God we have President Trump
The EU was formed without much say from the people it has affected!
Better get ready for a “ram”. European Nations ‘gave up’ their independence when they entered an EU without ELECTED representatives of the PEOPLE. You can see this shortcoming every day. The POWER is in the ‘state’, NOT THE PEOPLE!! While ‘the people’ may muck up the affairs of “state”, they still retain their FREEDOM!!
Well said Larry O’Brien….the European sheep have given over their sovereignty to unelected bureaucrats in Brussels….the current riots in Paris are not about ‘tax on petrol’ as the dishonest media claims…but rather a protest against the shrinking of the middle class by ELITIST policies……
Larry OBrien
Now what is different in the EU from what we have in the USA, with all the states aligned under a Central Government in Washington. Now tell me what freedoms have been given up in the EU by the Countries who join. The fact that England is leaving the EU is not supported by the majority of the citizens and after they found out they were lied to by the people pushing the exit they wanted to redo the vote but were denied.
Most of extended family live in the EU, the part in England where my 2 daughters live and work and have for the past 20 years see no problem with the EU, the problem is with the Right Wing groups who want Nationalism which has never worked any where it has been tried but it makes it easier for the Right Wing people to get in control, and they want control to push their hate against anyone who is different from them.
And I’m sure you think Hillary would have made a better President too.
If you think the EU is so wonderful, by all means, if you’re still here in the U.S., move there and live under the veil of Sharia Law that’s creeping over the entire continent as each country loses its traditions and identities. When the PC elitists finally allow complete control of their lands to the muslims, let me know how quickly you are able to learn the Quran before they remove your head . . . . talk about “control to push their hate against anyone who is different from them.”
Britain’s Nigel Farage has been warning about this for years. In most cases Britons and Europeans were tricked into thinking that their country was joining a form of trading bloc and then it morphed into a dictatorial, non-democratic mini-state with rule from Brussels. Hungary and Poland fairly soon realized what was happening and refused to co-operate in various ways – such as accepting Muslim migrants.
Robert, your two daughters, like you must be about a thick as an Australian brick – and about as dishonest. A majority in Britain voted to leave the EU that has been robbing member states blind. What freedom has been given up? For one, countries having EU conspired laws inflicted upon them and most of Britain’s new laws coming out of Brussels. Then the EU informs member states who than can and cannot throw out of the country when an immigrant proves a detriment country. So member states have surrendered sovereignty and about this your daughters no nothing! You are and astounding left-wing bloody liar and a thorough ignoramus who spews limitless amounts of rubbish. The problem in the UK is with the left-wing, liars who tried to high-jack the Brexit vote. There is no right-wing control in Britain and in their case more the pity. In my estimation you are nothing more than a left-wing wing-nut and liar who doesn’t know what he is talking about. I’ve lived in England and spent many, many visists there with family and one thing is certain, so I know with complete certainty that you write a load of stupid bollocks based up your liberal-left delusions.
Well said, Mr. Pompeo. You hit the nail right on the head. Now let’s see if these European heads follow our fearless, counter-punching, unapologetic President’s lead. God bless America!
Well said, Mr Pompeo. You hit the nail right on the head. Now let’s hope these European leaders follow in the footsteps of our fearless president and do the whole world a great service. God bless America!
I’m pretty sure the European’s prefer “Political Correctness” to a free sovereign status…A socialist police state under sharia law is more their speed…I would say!