The European Union – an unprecidented alliance of European nations cooperating in economic and political arenas is focusing more now upon building its military capabilities which are independent from United States interests.

The Chinese news agency Xinhua has an interesting article depicting some of the issues and progress.

As an American, it makes me feel much better thinking that the European Union will have the capacity to act on their own. I think we have much better things to focus upon than policing the world or furthering economic interests through military actions.