I think Europe is beyond being an enemy, it’s just a limp socialist wasteland. But realistically, this kind of rhetoric is meant to divide the US and Europe, and to pacify Europe so they are less likely help us.
Not a good idea to underestimate them. Nobody thought that they would get as far as they did economically either, even with the euro problems—which, like the current “refugee” problem, was a beneficial crisis designed for the purpose of power consolidation.
The whole purpose of the European Union is for the creation of a so-called “third power”.
“help us”
They are the ones who need help.
The US can be energy independent and can afford to let the middle east go to hell.
But the Europeans have a problem. The Russians want control of the natural resources so tbey can blackmail the europeans into a accepting their incursions into the Ukraine, etc.
...being propped up by US taxpayer dollars which subsidize it's security.