Few Europeans were sorry to see the back of the abrasive and sometimes incoherent US president. They felt under-appreciated and bruised. Now, with a Democrat in the White House, everything, they told each other, would be fine again.
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (R) and US Vice President Joe Biden talk during during the second day of the 51st Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on Feb. 7, 2015.