@lurch it really looked like we were about to achieve world peace

A naieve way to read & think about history

@lurch True, but it seems that since 1991 the Poles and Romanians have operated under a very different perspective and understanding of history. Probably because the threat was closer to their front door.

@LaFinlandia well, that's been true since 1949..

it's only the Europeans who are suddenly waking up this. DE have been underperforming NATO slackers since day 1.
Now the chickens come home to roost.