Comment by palata

18 hours ago

> Thing is, in the end he backed off, so the result was all talk. He TACOed.

But for a few days (and probably still now), many people considered it was a real possibility.

I don't think it matters whether the US meant it or not. What matters is whether the Europeans believed it or not. Trust is about belief.

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palata

I agree.

I think I'm being misunderstood here.

All the stuff you said, that's why I want to make sure we (Europeans) *don't* go "phew!"

I think some of us might be doing that, which I think is bad for us.