I always thought NATO was as much to protect Europe from the Germans as it was the Russians.
I believe it was initially, but Germany became a member long
ago.
The way some NATO leaders spout off against the U. S., I
don’t believe we are the tight knit group some folks may
take for granted.
If the E. U. were to develop a strong unified military, I
have no doubt it would try to challenge the U. S. take on
things often.
What Germany couldn’t do with two world wars it has done now. The EU is basically the German Union.