The White House's new national security strategy gave Europe a scare last week as it warned the region faced "civilizational erasure" and questioned whether it could remain a geopolitical partner for America.

The document shocked allies on the continent as it criticized its leaders as "weak" and slammed the region's stance on immigration, democracy, freedom of speech, while adding its waning economic and military power was waning.

"It is far from obvious whether certain European countries will have economies and militaries strong enough to remain reliable allies," it said, adding that the region suffered from a lack of self-confidence. The document also called for the U.S. to re-establish "strategic stability" with Russia, despite its war against Ukraine.

But David Petraeus, the forme

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