When US Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave his speech at the Munich Security Conference on 14 February, if anything, Rubio’s speech resembled MAGA, white supremacist, foreign policy, where the US and Europe would look on proudly on their colonial past.
Rubio´s speech takes on an even more sinister aspect if we consider that the US planned to start a war with Israel against Iran a week and a half later, on 28 February.
In light of the latter, this part of Rubio´s speech is chilling: Rubio called for a strengthened partnership with Europe, urging leaders to reject cultural shame and take pride in their shared Western heritage.
In light of the latter, this part of Rubio´s speech is chilling: Rubio called for a strengthened partnership with Europe, urging leaders to reject cultural shame and take pride in their shared Western heritage.
The statement by Rubio explains the reasoning for attacking countries like Iran and why it’s ok to pillage other countries and exploit their resources.
Anyone who has read European colonial history knows there are many holes in Rubio’s assertion. It reveals why we can close our eyes to the genocide that is going on in Gaza and justify it with our silence.
It is incredible how the Trump administration can get away with anything with the help of semantics. It’s not called war anymore, but “a special military operation,” a drug bust, kinetic action, or regime change is called law enforcement.
All of these semantic tricks are used in the US to bypass Congress.
Our leaders in Europe are a sad joke. France’s Emanuel Macron’s approval rating is around 16%, Keir Starmer with 18%, who is below Feerich Merz of Germany’s 26%. Trump has about a 38% approval rating in the US.
As you can see, we are being led by leaders who not only lack spine but are highly unpopular.
While I do not know, Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen and President Alexander Stubb probably gave Rubio a standing ovation in Munich.
Shame on them, except for Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who defied Trump’s and Israel’s illegal war in three words: No to war.
