Jon writes:
Which might be why the U.S. doesn't care.
The US does care, but for as long as Germany and Europe is aligned with it, its government can be complacent about it.
The more interesting point is that the US public is parochial, but from time to time, they're forced to realise that what happens outside their borders matters to them. Usually too late.
Life, don't talk to me about life - Marvin the Paranoid Android