• Joe
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    15 days ago

    The US benefited from the slavish dependence of european countries on it, and the good business conditions that came with it. This started to change with the EU and in particular with the introduction of the euro.

    I guess that it’s time for civilized Europe to become a military powerhouse once again.

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      Coupled with the fact that a fully armed Europe would have been viewed as a very large threat to the USSR and they might have started some shenanigans before they collapsed.