Europe has a history of trying to avert war. Unfortunately, as in the past, they don't avert war, they just give their enemy time to strengthen. If they were more comfortable with acting quickly, before the enemy can become a true threat, they would have enjoyed far more peace in the last century than they actually have.
But don't try to tell them that. They are the ones who understand the nuances of foreign policy. We're just a bunch of hayseeds who save their a$$es when their nuance fails..
Shalom.
If Europe didn't have big Daddy USA to come to their aid/defense 'Europe' as we all know it would not exist. It might have been called Germany instead, now they are working on having the new name Middle East Annex or maybe just Expanded Middle East if something doesn't change.
The issue of Europe certainly isn't going to be helped with a huge, and growing, muslim population.