That's a swell thought and all, but you know why the filthy Euros never pay their "fair share" into NATO? Because they know Congress will provide the appropriations if the US ever cuts back because the big contractors will give them campaign donations to keep the welfare going. Ever heard of Iron Dome?Sudden Sam wrote: First, in national defense. Europe steals something around $100 billion in national defense spending that they ought to be spending every year, but we end up covering.
International welfare? Good. Domestic welfare? Bad.