That’s not what this is about.
They wanted to do this when NATO was at the height of its powers too. As a rival to NATO. The EU has always had its own agenda, and this is not about repaying the US for defending it for 71 years.
Doesn’t matter what its about. America doesn’t need an Empire in Europe and I see no benefit to America, outside of our financial and governing elites, to maintaining NATO.
If the socialists and statists in Europe think they can form an EU army - let them.
If Putin is such a threat, let them deal with it.
NATO’s mission ended 25 years ago. As it is operating now, is security cover for socialist/globalist social-engineering, and is more dangerous now than not having it at all.