Walter Meester
HoogkarspelNetherlands
>>>>Harsh maybe, but to me a reasonable explanation. This is not that I accuse the US not seeing this, but rather that europe has suffered tremendously through the centuries by vast patern of devistating wars: Europe is tired to fight.
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>>>Being "too tired to fight" is not a good thing.
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>>tired to fight, not too tired.
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>>>> IOW, we have learned our lesson.
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>>>And what lesson is that?
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>>War can cost millions of lives. It is worth exploring other means of solving and preventing our differences. IOW, the birth of the EU.
>The EU was not created as a means of avoiding war. Even a dumb American knows that. The EU is a commercial venture. When it comes to war, the members are happy to hold the coats of the combatants.
Oh, yes it was.. not as a primary goal however. You're right that the first goal is an economic one, but the EU is far more than only a free trading zone. The european leaders have searched for a way to unite europe in stead of dividing. The birth of NATO and the EU are a result of that.
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