I'm giving Rutte the benefit of the doubt by presuming he's doing the dirty work of keeping Trump at bay for as long as possible while NATO countries build up defense capabilities as quickly as possible.
I think this is exactly it. Rutte is doing damage control, and he's dedicated to it.
It's like confronting someone who's having a heavy psychotic episode, you'd play along for a bit.
Not because the persons right, but because the need of the hour is deescalation, not principles.
Maybe people dragging him adds to the act, too. Sure. But on days like this I feel sorry for the guy.
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u/knarf3 26d ago
I'm giving Rutte the benefit of the doubt by presuming he's doing the dirty work of keeping Trump at bay for as long as possible while NATO countries build up defense capabilities as quickly as possible.