Reply #5: breaking off relations is counterproductive [View All]

[tocqueville]

that's an US attitude. If the US talked a little with Syria, Iran, Cuba (in a different context) maybe a lot of problems would be avoided. You break relations as an ultimate measure, which practically means war even if it's cold.

The problem is that you don't have a democratic power with enough strength to counter the US on the military level, not meaning attacking the uS, but with the ability to work independently. The EU doesn't have that strength.

If you play by the rules, it is little you can do when the US is vetoing all resolutions at the UN. Other players like Russia, China , Japan have other interests to save and are less keen to intervene.