Yes, NATO kept the peace but it had those rotters the Americans in it.
The EU's unelected suits haven't a clue - and they can't see beyond the anti-Americanism that lies at the heart of it - the EU army is simply more posturing from the likes of Juncker and Verhofstadt..
This phrase "ever closer union" is v dangerous.. It's suitably vague and it can encompass the desires and aspirations of different countries - with the added bonus that nowhere are its bounds specified.
Woody Allen said it best: "A relationship, I think, is like a shark. You know? It has to constantly move forward or it dies. And I think what we got on our hands is a dead shark."