Understandable and expected reaction to be honest, as to some degree this type of rhetoric or statecraft should not be allowed to stand, especially amongst the more traditional seasoned nations of Europe. To react is to legitimise the claims, to negotiate in the open is choosing to play at the away ground.
It has been this way for decades and to now pivot into the bombastic politics Trump craves is to gift him the floor, to ask him for terms.
I remain convinced Europe's strength is in unity, and rational rhetoric, as this is the only option that does not shift this game beyond our control.
Unsure on the bolder section, it feels quite possible there will be a reaction to ths presidency, not return to previous norms perhaps but stepping away from the precipice of constant conflict, rhetorical or militarily in favour of a more domestically slanted period.
All that and I never mentioned Chamberlain once. Ah f...