[DicksenZuider]

The American/Allied victory in World War II is the responsible for most of the relatively peaceful world situation. A cooperating West Europe resulted from this.

[AnimalMuppet]

And a cooperating West Europe existed for years before the EU. Ascribing the peace to the EU seems somewhat revisionist.

[mikeash]

The various precursor institutions to the EU go back to 1952.

[AnimalMuppet]

Sure, but nobody's crediting the six-member European Coal and Steel Community with being the source of European peace.