Originally Posted by
Gargleblaster
I think an EU army / navy / air force is a bad idea. Imagine Hungary in there. Austria is an EU member, but probably couldn't participate due to history and treaties. Same may apply to Germany. Imagine how long it'd take to reach any decision at all. UK is part of Europe, but out of EU. NATO is the answer, even minus the US.
Setting aside the rights or wrongs of a European Army, how is any of what you describe different from the current position with NATO?