Yes, the European NATO members (especially France, the UK, and Germany) failed miserably to assist President Trump's war on the theocratic dictatorship of Iran.
As a minimum, these NATO members could have sent minesweepers to keep the Strait of Hormuz free of Iranian sea mines.
The reported denial of the use of US military bases in Europe for the war on Iran was a huge mistake by European countries!
"Secretary of State Marco Rubio is casting new doubt on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s relevance to the United States after key allies recoiled from backing Washington’s “Operation Epic Fury.”
Rubio, speaking to reporters following a meeting with foreign ministers in Sweden on Friday, contended that the raison d’etre of NATO was undermined when allies refused to allow the U.S. to use installations on their soil during a war.
“One of the arguments I always made was that these bases in the region provided us logistical options that we wouldn’t otherwise have,” Rubio said. “And when some of those bases are denied to you — during a conflict that we’re involved in — then you question whether that value is still there.”
The U.S.-NATO relationship has been increasingly strained in the wake of the war in Iran, which began on Feb. 28. President Donald Trump believes that NATO allies should have offered much more assistance, especially with regard to reopening the Strait of Hormuz. In basic terms, several of those nations say the war, started by Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu without their consultation, is not their problem.
“I was never swayed by NATO,” Trump said in an interview in April. “I always knew they were a paper tiger.” ..."
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