Common people and rulers usually have different perspectives. As a European, you would have such a perspective. But in the eyes of European politicians, they w

Common people and rulers usually have different perspectives. As a European, you would have such a perspective. But in the eyes of European politicians, they wouldn't view the issue as you do. This is because their sole purpose of existence is to be vassals of the hegemony. They are unable to accept the consequences of a U.S. strategic contraction. If the U.S. withdrew from Europe, Europeans would still be Europeans, but the politicians might not necessarily be.