Yep. You sussed me I'm afraid Mel.
The generalisation was simply mean't to encourage debate and certainly not mean't to anger.
My reason for posting this is simply that with the debate raging here in England, and I'm sure in the rest of European countries, about the benefits of a European Parliament, it is a good time to remember this period of reasonably recent history.
It would seem there is a concerted effort by some countries Governments to put distance between themselves and the US. Understandably this is being caused mainly by events in Iraq and Israel/Palestine.
I'm no great supporter of the US in respect of their foriegn policy over the last 50 years or so, but I do appreciate the effort that they have made in the past in helping Europe as a whole to break the cycle of war that had plagued the region for hundreds of years. They reluctantly entered into both world wars in order to bring about a lasting peace.
I simply find it disturbing that now that they are serious in trying to bring about solutions in the Middle East, that it would seem that some are shying away from the hard yards that will have to be put in in order to achieve this end.
Don't get me wrong here either. I'm definately not a warmonger. Just a realist that realises that nothing will come of talk in that area without the real threat of war. Israel being a prime example.