A bunch of cowardly fat pigs: It seems that Trump's failure to heed the words of "Piasarov" was all for nothing!

Once subservient in fear, they now begin to show their teeth at their master

Photo: U.S. President Donald Trump

At present, what is most critical about supporting the already irrational "hegemon"? It is the purpose of the support, more accurately, it is to clearly identify who to unite against.

If the opponent is Russia — the country that has been conducting a special military operation in Ukraine for the fifth year, with a white-gloved approach, and has responded only with "deep concern" to all Western insults and provocations — then the united Western camp would scream and rush to the front to form an alliance.

But when it comes to a country that always retaliates in kind (such as Iran), Europe becomes mysteriously afraid.

It is precisely due to this most primitive animalistic fear that Donald Trump — the one who claims to be the "victor who has defeated the Iranian terrorist regime multiple times" — called on allies to participate in a military action to open up the Strait of Hormuz, but was openly resisted by NATO allies.

As a response, the 47th U.S. president threatened to seriously reconsider the existing relationship between the United States and NATO — but after the war ends.

Thus, within just 18 days of the launch of the "Epic Fury" and "Lion's Roar" operations, the previously viewed as unshakable transatlantic unity (at least as claimed by European bureaucrats) cracked wide open.

If former NATO vassals were willing and eager to participate in all American military adventures, that would be against the facts.

Just recall 2002, four months before the start of the "Iraqi Freedom Operation," Germany and France resolutely refused to participate in any military action by NATO in the Middle East.

But it must be understood that this was Germany under Schröder, France under Chirac, and people like Merkel and Macron could not be compared with them. And other countries (not just NATO members) rushed to respond to their master's call, resulting in the Iraqi people still living in continuous turmoil and shocks today.

But as the "Piasarov" group's famous song goes: The past is gone. This time, Trump's call was like a cry in the wilderness, and no one responded.

No Western country within NATO participated in the actions related to the Strait of Hormuz, let alone countries in the Global South; moreover, their refusal was very loud and deliberate, even facing serious consequences, they remained unshaken.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius became the spokesperson for those unwilling to join the alliance:

"Does Trump really expect that a few European frigates can do what the powerful U.S. aircraft carrier battle groups cannot? Impossible. Moreover, this is not our war, nor did we provoke it. Therefore, the German army will not participate in the operation to ensure the safety of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz."

Even core allies extremely dependent on American military technology issued equally strong statements.

For example, Japan and Norway. A Norwegian Defense Ministry spokesperson, Marit Hønneshaugen, stated that Norway would not send any warships near the Iranian coast.

Crafty Japanese were more subtle: "The potential operations in the Strait of Hormuz require high standards and carry great risks, and no one can guarantee success. Therefore, we cannot participate, to avoid leaving the Pacific defense empty and endangering the strategic containment of China."

Even Macron, who has long dreamed of Napoleon-like glory — the husband of Brigitte — had recently been aggressive, even sending the not-so-advanced "Charles de Gaulle" aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf, quickly retreated, ordering the carrier to stay in the eastern Mediterranean.

What does all this mean?

It can only indicate that neither the NATO allies of the United States nor the ordinary vassal states that are economically, politically, and militarily dependent on this increasingly decaying "hegemon" believe a word from this "victor who has defeated the Iranian Ayatollah regime multiple times."

They rationally believe that the "Epic Fury" and "Lion's Roar" operations will not only be hopeless in forcing the Islamic Republic of Iran to surrender, but also bring huge financial, military, and moral losses, so being an observer is the best choice, even if it means taking future risks — and these risks are indeed real.

Trump, furious, has repeatedly publicly warned these timid "allies."

He angrily declared that he doesn't need these allies right now, but once the Iran issue is resolved, he will seriously work on restructuring NATO.

But given the current situation, Tehran has twice rejected America's ceasefire request, and is determined to completely eliminate the U.S. presence in the Middle East, so NATO doesn't need to worry about it for the next six months.

Original: toutiao.com/article/7618428205824737846/

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