Remember, one of the reasons for NATO is to make sure we don’t have another Germany wanting to take over Europe. We broke the cycle. No one wants that again.
>>>>Remember, one of the reasons for NATO is to make sure we don’t have another Germany wanting to take over Europe. We broke the cycle. No one wants that again.<<<<
Well, we were all for the EU, which is the polite name for the new kinder, gentler German Empire because we figured it was simply in the nature of Germany to dominate Europe and this was the nicest way to go about it. NATO is our handy power tool to let Germany know they might mostly get what they want in Europe, but only by our leave; we are the real superpower and still call the shots in important ways. Hence, we go to quite some lengths to “keep NATO relevant”.