ANALYSIS – Accused of obstructing the offensive in Iran by closing its bases to American bombers, France is being pointed the finger at by the United States and Israel. Along with it, NATO, which Donald Trump threatens to leave.
And here comes the return of the French bashing. In 2003, after refusing to support the American war in Iraq, France had long been resented by the White House. The lukewarmness of its support for the Israeli-American intervention is now drawing criticism from American officials. Blaming France for refusing last weekend to allow American planes carrying military equipment to Israel to fly over its airspace, Donald Trump accused it of being “very useless.” The United States, he added, “will remember this.”
The American president, regretting their lack of support, had already considered Washington’s allies as “cowards.” On Tuesday, he added that they were “uncooperative.” All major European countries are concerned. Italy for its refusal last week to allow American planes bound for the Middle East to land on an airbase in Sicily. Spain, on the other hand, vowed…
