No one will mourn the end of the Iranian regime, if it ever comes to pass, which is not certain.
But the American president's choice of force and recklessness shows the difference between him and the Europeans. By unleashing a dangerous chain reaction, Trump is taking the risk of chaos.
It is to be feared that this war, declared without congressional approval and for reasons not far removed from the domestic situation in the United States, will drag a region already ravaged by long-standing conflicts into further tragedy.
We have learned from our history that violence often begets more violence, and no one is in a position to reproach us for this.
We prefer the rule of law because we are democracies. We choose diplomacy, with its limitations, because it does not kill. We preserve the peace, the price of which we know after so many conflicts. This is the message that Europe offers to the world.
The smoke of bombs and the end of tyrants cannot deprive us of this proud heritage.
