"And honestly it was the European's fault to believe in this pipe dream."
Having lived through Reforger exercises, with US tanks everywhere and sonic booms every few minutes, I believe up and including Reagan it was clear the US would not let Soviet Russia invade Western Europe b/c of the resulting shift in world power.
After the EU got more powerful and expanded, dynamics changed.
It's unclear with the Bushes and clear that Clinton/Obama/Trump would not aid Europe.
