Some funny things are showing up in European newspapers now. They are beginning to realize that Barack Obama, essentially a European style socialist, is likely to become President of the US. And the propect is not appealing. Obama says he will dismantle the US defense establishment, will stop developing missile defense, any new programs, will get rid of nuclear weapons, etc. This freightens the Europeans because they want the US to protect them, while giving them someone they can rail against.