Trump is getting the European army he wanted
This is a good thing. Europe should be able to defend itself. Especially as its policies no longer mess with US policy.
Macron’s — and now German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s — desire to build a European army is a reflection that the Continent has woken up to the reality that it needs to stand on its own two feet, instead of relying on the U.S. on security.Two years after his surprise election, Europeans are starting to take the U.S. president seriously — and literally. They’ve abandoned the hope he would represent a passing fad, or that personal relations would attenuate his policies. Instead, they’ve accepted they need to build a European response.Read the article at the link.Macron’s push for a European army fits into this larger effort. With the European election looming on the horizon, the French president wants to prove a united, strong EU can protect its citizens.