Europeans like to talk about the values of peace and compromise, while US military might takes care of their safety. This has created a degree of dependency that should be redressed, if only to relieve the Americans of their burden and give Europe the political influence to match its economic clout.
1945年来，美式和平掩盖了欧洲管理自身安全方面的无能。欧洲人喜欢谈论和平与妥协的价值观，而由美国的军事力量为他们的安全负责。这就导致了一定程度的依赖，哪怕仅仅为了减轻美国人的负担、赋予欧洲与其经济地位相称的政治影响力这个问题也必须得到解决。