I reported on how the Europeans were rejecting President Donald Trump's request to help out with the coalition to protect ships going through the Strait of Hormuz. The response from some of our European allies was that they didn't want to get involved in a war they didn't start.
Well, weren't they lucky that we didn't have that attitude when we saved their bacon in World War I and II? Aren't they fortunate that we've been willing to throw our large but expensive safety net over them for years to protect them, even when our NATO allies had to be pressured into paying their fair share of the cost? Why did they think we had any obligation to help out with Ukraine, which wasn't even a NATO country?
Then they had a bit of a moment of karma after rejecting his request when there was an Iran-backed drone attack on the hotel where the EU Advisory Mission has its offices in Baghdad.
But what Trump exposed with this was that they're perfectly willing to take our money and our protection, but if we ask for something that is more beneficial for them and the security of global trade, they can't be bothered to put themselves out there. That's not much from "allies" after all these years. It's a truly ugly look on their part, especially in the face of fighting one of the biggest propagators of chaos and terrorism against the world.
Among those holding back was Sir Keir Starmer, the prime minister of our oldest ally, the U.K. He didn't allow us to use British bases in the initial attack, and he held back when Trump asked about ships, saying he didn't want to get more involved in the war. There was some talk about maybe providing mine-detecting drones to help out with the Strait.
But as our sister site Townhall reported, Starmer may have some advice to offer us about the military effort against Iran, according to Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA). I think Kennedy's opinion of the worth of Starmer's advice is pretty hilarious, particularly given what we've seen from Starmer so far.
"That's a little bit of seeking the advice of a nun about sex," Kennedy quipped.
Oof, nicely done.
Kennedy wasn't quite done yet, as he went on to explain how Starmer was backloading the U.K. defense. So the picture he was painting wasn't quite accurate.
Bottom line? They don't care as long as the U.S. keeps shelling out to provide cover.
But President Donald Trump capped off the day of comments about Starmer with a pointed comparison.
“You see that man right there? Know who that is?" Trump explained to the reporters. "The late, great Winston Churchill. Unfortunately, Keir Starmer is not Winston Churchill," Trump said.
If you think about the courage of Winston Churchill, how it rallied a nation during war, you realize just how far they have fallen.