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[kandrathe]

When they move in, it is in their interest, plain and simple. When it is not in their interest, they tend not to move in.

I don't think it's that simple. Why did we go to help stabilize Liberia, Somolia, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Macedonia? The US is always heavily involved in any UN action as well. Why? Because we got the stuff they need.

Take the problem in Sudan. The African Union can supply the troops to help stabilize and provide security, they just have no way of getting them there and supplying them once they are in place. They need the US to provide logistical support. The EU has 380 million people, with about 82% of the US GDP.

There is no reason that a unified Europe couldn't shoulder more of the burden, except for the fact that they do not invest as much in a strong defense. Rather, they put more money into their social welfare systems and rely on the US to provide the muscle, then bitch about us being the big bad bully in the world.