I wouldn't trust some of those nations joining with a shopping list, let alone defense. Yea, it's outlived its usefulness, bit like the commonwealth, now it'll bumble around, without anyting really to do and consume money. Western Europe needs to work out finally how it wishes to define Europe, the recent shitstorms over some ex eastern-bloc countries joining the EU is evidence of this enough.
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Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.
- Twain
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