Today in Schadenfreude

Donald Trump demanded that NATO allies supply warships to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Their response, "Fuck you white man."*

This is totally not a surprise. 

As President Trump’s assault on Iran enters its third week, European leaders are largely resisting his bellicose demands for help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

At the same time, they are trying to avoid irreparably damaging their relationship with the United States over their opposition to another war of America’s choosing.

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The American president also issued a not-so-veiled warning in an interview with the Financial Times on Sunday, saying that “it will be very bad for the future of NATO” if European nations do not join the United States in its effort to reopen the vital waterway to tankers carrying oil, gas and fertilizer. At Monday’s event, he said: “I think we’re going to have some good help. And I think we’re going to be disappointed in some nations, too.”

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“My leadership is about standing firm for the British interest, no matter the pressure,” Mr. Starmer said without specifically referencing the president. He added that British officials were working with “all of our allies, including our European partners” on what could be done collectively to reopen the Strait.

Even America's poodle is not willing to send their ships into a meat grinder for them.

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“This is not our war; we did not start it,” Boris Pistorius, Germany’s defense minister, said on Monday morning. He said Germany wanted diplomatic solutions and “sending more warships to the region will likely not help achieve that.”

Even the Germans aren't interesting in this war. That's gotta hurt. 

People do not take kindly to vindictive bullies, 

^*It's a very old joke.
The Lone Ranger and Tonto are being pursued by Apaches, and they are chased into a box canyon. The Lone Ranger says, "Well Tonto, this looks like the end," and Tonto says, "Fuck you white man."