Well actually never lived inside a military base in Germany. So where were you when the Berlin Wall fell? What was the name of that great European leader who said, "Tear down this wall." Oh wait, that was the American Cowboy, supporting actor in Bedtime for Bonzo President named Ronald Reagan. You're right, Europe has never needed the United States at any time in history, they have their African colonies to keep impoverished. Image that, an entire continent of vast natural resources and Europe keeps the people of a different skin color in poverty and disease. You are so right, Europeans are superior! Such a rich heritage of liberty and freedom and justice for all!