In 20th century France and Germany have been at each other's throats twice. That's what I'd call "unreliable". Merely telling Europe that the US can no longer fund its security, or entertain the EUs delusions of military grandeur (which is true - we're broke AF) is nothing in comparison to that. Do not think for a minute that anything is forgotten between the two countries - in Europe nothing is ever forgotten.
What nonsense is this? The friendship between Germany and France since the end of WWII is a resounding success story. There is no fundamental distrust between the two countries.
> in Europe nothing is ever forgotten.
"Not forgetting" and "harbouring a grudge" are two different things. It's precisely because we remember two devastating world wars that we're trying to foster cooperation in Europe.
It's more likely now for a European Federation to happen than another Franco-German war. Euroscepticism is on the backfoot now, thanks to Trump's America.
It's so much "on the backfoot" that the EU has to illegally ban opposition parties and candidates from elections in member states, and withdraw voting rights from Hungary. As people get poorer, the authoritarianism will accelerate. All I'm saying is, 4 weeks ago the US was the "best friend" of the EU. That has changed. The suggestion that nothing will change between France and Germany in perpetuity contradicts all historical evidence. And the suggestion that the EU is going to be there forever smells of "the USSR will be there forever" thinking from early 1991. History is not finished. It will continue.
Oh for sure. It’s just a question of who own the kill switch.
In the context of Russia grabbing land in Eastern Europe and the US aligning with Putin… a French or German kill switch sounds better.