[dingaling]

> There were multiple wars, involving the death of many millions, and that's just the last hundred years.

Of which the EU has existed for just 27 years.

For the 70 years of its existence NATO has been a strong bond and influence, with the exception of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus it has prevented violent conflict between its members. And it didn't require integration of forces; it published standards for commonality and each member nation determined the nature of its own implementation and declared its contribution to collective defence.

[isostatic]

The road to the EU began in 1951, a mere 6 years after ww2 ended. Integration has increased more and more since then.