[T]he U.S.-European relationship is not merely a transient military alliance, but rather the infrastructure of the Western world since the end of World War II.
This is a particularly opportune moment for Donald Trump to alter the world order in the face of China and Russia and to reshape geopolitics in the Middle East.
But with a maniacal president who cannot tolerate even a simple difference of opinion, a country that dares not to comply with his demands turns into an enemy that must be eliminated.