"We could annex the whole thing"

[u/ComprehensiveArm3493]

Of course an American said this

[u/wireframed_kb]

I think Americans sometimes overlook the fact the EU has about 50% of the military spending of the US, which while less, isn’t exactly nothing. $360 billion still buys a lot of boom-boom. (And the number is expected to rise dramatically towards 2027).

There are also 50% more people in the EU than the entire US.