But Berlin, Paris et al. need to be reminded that what allowed the Continent to become what it is was the violent defeat of Nazi Germany, the U.S.' generous postwar help in providing aid and in creating new, liberal institutions, and our military umbrella, which gave Europe security on the cheap.
And he called for steep cuts in the short-range nuclear weapons that are the backbone of the "nuclear umbrella" our allies have long relied upon for extended deterrence.