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Old World Charms, and Alarms: Understanding those difficult Europeans.

National Review

| February 25, 2002 | O'Sullivan, JOHN | COPYRIGHT 2002 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

From sea to shining sea, the cry goes up: "Why are the Europeans so awful? Why do they nitpick at the U.S., in between intervals of being saved by America from totalitarianism? Why are they already turning sour on the war on terrorism? What's wrong with the SOBs?"

Whole libraries, written mainly by Europeans, have been devoted to this theme. It offers a rich field of inquiry. So it may seem eccentric to begin by casting doubt, or at least qualification, on its main premise; but it must be done, for in the post-September 11 crisis the Europeans have not been as bad as you might think from a cursory glance.

First of all, it's not true that in fighting the ...

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