"it is not Washington's "goal, nor our wish," to end the transatlantic era.During a hotly anticipated speech here at the Munich Security Conference, Rubio said "the fate of Europe will never be irrelevant to our own national security," offering reassurance to a region on edge over the Trump administration's combative approach to issues including Greenland, Arctic security and trade. "For us Americans, our home may be in the Western Hemisphere, but we will always be a child of Europe.""
"He also called out a lack of industrialization and took shots at the United Nations for offering "no answers" to crises situations around the globe, such as the Gaza war. "It was American leadership that freed captives from barbarians and brought about a fragile truce," in the Palestinian territory, he said, while paying tribute to Washington's push to secure a peace deal in Ukraine, tearing down Iran's nuclear program through operation Midnight Hammer, and bringing "narco-terrorist dictator," former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to justice."
The United States reassures European allies that ending the transatlantic era is not a U.S. objective and affirms that the fate of Europe remains integral to American national security. The United States emphasizes continued cultural and historical ties with Europe despite policy differences. Concerns over postwar complacency, mass migration, and a lack of industrialization in the West are highlighted as strategic vulnerabilities. The United Nations is criticized for offering no answers to major crises, including the Gaza conflict. U.S. actions are credited with freeing captives, securing fragile truces, supporting a Ukrainian peace push, dismantling Iran's nuclear capabilities through Operation Midnight Hammer, and pursuing justice against Nicolás Maduro.
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