JD Vance had a rare insight. An interview with him was published this week.
US Vice President JD Vance has called on European states to show greater independence, urging them not to be US "vassals." He also said EU governments could have done more to oppose Washington over the Iraq War.
"I love Europe ... I love European people," Vance told the website, adding: "It's not good for Europe to be the permanent security vassal of the United States," echoing his previous criticism of many European states for their alleged security and economic dependence on the US.
According to Vance, it is "good for the United States" if Europe is more "independent" — allowing countries to "stand up" to US foreign policy decisions.
Vance, who served as a military journalist for six months in Iraq with the US Marines, said European nations that had opposed the Iraq War could have been more robust in their opposition to then-US President George W Bush's White House.
"I think a lot of European nations were right about our invasion of Iraq. And frankly, if the Europeans had been a little more independent, and a little more willing to stand up, then maybe we could have saved the entire world from the strategic disaster that was the American-led invasion of Iraq."
US Vice President JD Vance has called on European states to show greater independence, urging them not to be US "vassals." He also said EU governments could have done more to oppose Washington over the Iraq War.
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