Subject: Re: More EU views on the trade deal
There's a very good argument that we're vastly better off paying for Europe's continental defense, since it keeps them weak and us strong and in control of the continent.

Oh! He said that part out loud!

So much for American altruism. ;-)

You are, of course, correct. Helping Europe was putting America First in many ways. And, in a war, NATO would have kept the Rooskies occupied in Europe, rather than rolling them over, and it coming to our doorstep. Yeah, I still remember how to think like a Cold Warrior (I was raised in the Cold War).