EU and USA

President Trump, in his usual blunt manor, told the rest of the world to go and get their oil through the straits but their response is, you broke it, you fix it. Iran assumed they had the straits to bargain with the US but Trump pointed out that the US did not need the gulf oil. European countries make a habit of taking action in their own behalf and expecting the US to side with them. When the English went into the Falklands, they ask for our help with fuel and missiles and we helped even though the US was trying to improve relations with South America. When the French went into Chad they wanted refueling and reconnaissance and the US helped. When the French and British bombed Libya they asked the US to lead the way and the US helped. When Europe wanted to bomb Serbia to protect Kosovo the US did the bombing. When Russia invaded Ukraine, the EU asked for US help and got it. Now the US is asking Europe to step up and help and they are wavering. The US military has protected Europe since WW 2 and paid more than a fair share of NATO and the UN. It is time for the EU, with their 450 million people and $22 trillion GDP to start carrying their own weight.