The EU should absolutely have their own launch vehicle, that's undoubtedly a good thing. What I was getting at is, if Europeans resent the US so much then why

The EU should absolutely have their own launch vehicle, that's undoubtedly a good thing. What I was getting at is, if Europeans resent the US so much then why the sincere hell should we (Americans) defend them? I would much rather see our servicemen protect actual friends rather than "allies" who sneer at us.