What the Americans Discovered in Romania

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What the Americans Discovered in Romania
Ziare.com, Romania
By Iulian Leca
Translated By Andreea Muntean
22 May 2014
Edited by Lau­rence Bouvard

If you, too, are wondering what made the Americans drop by — the president in Poland and the vice president in Romania, perfectly timed with the EU Parliament election campaign — the answer is the crisis in Ukraine.

On the first day of his visit to Bucharest, Washington’s number two, Joe Biden, said that the United States has a “sacred obligation” to support both us and NATO. In conclusion, we can “count” on the Americans.

It looks like an offer we can’t refuse, in the midst of growing Russian uncertainty, even for those who, with their eyes closed, don’t see Putin as an enemy of Western civilization and the EU already frozen while figuring out what more effective sanctions to take against Russia. Biden’s decision to militarily strengthen Romanian territory can be interpreted as the Zero Hour of a new border between the East and the West.

Put bluntly, America’s decision to increase its presence in Poland and Romania means drawing a line between the “civilization” of the democratic West and the “savagery” of the East, a lawless and godless land. Hence the traditional American speech about the fight against corruption and strengthening the rule of law, a speech that in the last few months has been repeated over and over again and outlined as an priority, essential to moving forward. The only problem with such a speech is its translation into Romanian; everyone will end up understanding something different about how the great moral reform of society should happen.