The first link is really egregious in that it just cites a bunch of non-sequitur cherry-picked facts and doesn't even compare outcomes, or even anything with the US.
The second link tries harder, but it's still obvious that it came to a conclusion and tried to find ways to explain that conclusion, instead of showing the curiosity to find which system is actually better. There are way more variables in a school system than "degree attainment" and "money spent". E.g. European schools generally don't spend any money on sports stadiums etc - is that extra funding in the US actually creating any useful results? Many European school systems also have more focus on getting people prepared for work straight out of High School with trade and other focused programs directly in high school, does that lead to fewer cases of "I dunno I just needed a degree to pass HR checks so I got something random" and actually better job outcomes? Who knows, maybe not, would love to see a proper treatment.