On a serious note, do any of you guys think such an entity would be feasible, effective, or practical with or without the UK?
M. Juncker's defence force would be like your average pop star's Close Protection Group. An expensive, incompetent, poorly-trained, gun-toting bunch of wannabes. A fashion item.
If the Imperial Emperor can get EU nations to stump up the kind of cash you need to replace NATO without the enormous contribution that the US makes, get it organised, trained, committed and credible - I'd still ask why? We already have....well...NATO.