[shillno1138]

This comment is ahistorical to an extreme degree.

The EU was not founded until 1993.

This is not a 'rah rah America' statement, however, the European continent after WWII was rebuilt via the economic engine and output of the United States.

You can take a look at the rebuilding post-war effort of Western Europe vs Eastern Europe to see the clear delineation of success. Does no-one remember the Balkan wars, and post war scarcity that existed to a more extreme detriment in Eastern Europe than Western?

I do agree with the statement that America has not stopped waging wars, this is a factual statement.

[shinryuu]

While the european union was formally established 1993 it was built on European Economic Community which was established 1951. In other words the European countries have worked on coming closer and closer over the past half century.

[mdekkers]

This comment is ahistorical to an extreme degree. The EU was not founded until 1993.

You could not be more wrong. The EU was built from the ashes of WWII: https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/history_en

the European continent after WWII was rebuilt via the economic engine and output of the United States.

This has nothing to do with the discussion at hand, so I'll take that as a "rah rah America" statement.

Does no-one remember the Balkan wars, and post war scarcity that existed to a more extreme detriment in Eastern Europe than Western?

Well, everybody that survived the balkan wars are sure to remember, and so do their offspring. Again, nothing to do with the subject at hand.