> As a US taxpayer, I would love if Europe started carrying it's own weight militarily rather than having our taxes pay for European security.
Why does your government push Europe to pay more for the military? Why would that interest you? Why don't you just move out your army and stop caring about Europe?
> The Ukraine conflict at least seems to have woken some Europeans up to the fact that they need to contribute equally to NATO instead of just relying on the US.
So the Ukraine conflict pushed Europeans to do more of what the USA wants them to do? It looks like it was beneficial to the US, after all. Pure luck that it started so suddenly :)
> But there doesn't seem to be much of an appetite in Europe for trading social spending for defense spending. It's more fun to dunk on American healthcare and pretend that Putin just really wants to be buddies.
I think your army should just stop "protecting" those evil and condescending Europeans. Just leave Europe and let them suffer for their choices.
Not your continent, not your damn business.