It's their American lobby telling Washington to whisper in his ear and comply with their demands. There's no point in trying to mystify the issue when everyone knows the insane power of the Israel Lobby.

The Florida Cuban exiles have been wanting this since the Castros rose to power so he needs to please his donors and supporters international law be damned.

That’s a total cop-out

Armalites for me but not for thee kinda situation

I think he can be both

Reminds me how Sinn Féin quietly removed numerous statements about Russia from their website immediately after the invasion of Ukraine. It's not about changing their opinion or allegiance - it's only that their continued relationship is too embarassing to normal people.

Did he have any thoughts European countries to take an economic hit just to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland?

War and instability have been part of human history for as long as humans exist. As the pampered comfort of the US shield in Europe disappears (even those who hate the US had benefitted from it), it is going to be painful but this is not the end of the world - only the world as some of us know it.

Yeah the sidestepped elephant in the room with this stuff is much less “should Ireland worry about being invaded by Russia“ (I don’t think so) but “should Ireland feel obliged to aid other EU countries if they are threatened by Russia“ (I think so)

It’s too late but the Olympics and Rugby World Cup can be organised somewhere else at short notice