Forgive France, Punish Germany, (Ignore Russia)

What to look for during the upcoming visits of Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel to Trump's White House 

“Punish France, ignore Germany, forgive Russia.” That was the summary of U.S. policy toward Europe attributed to then National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice in the spring of 2003 during the transatlantic bust-up over Iraq. Rice never acknowledged using these words. But they describe fittingly the attitude of the Bush administration toward the three major power players in continental Europe at that time in history.