But they also should have been more independent in the first place.
Sorta comes with actually following agreements. And the US ignoring it’s own past.
After ww2 the US forced European nations into following US fiscal leadership. In exchange for the fiscal support post war.
You ignored the war for 4 years building up your power while Hitler destroyed Europe. Then used that power to entrape Europe into your methods.
Add to that using your huge defence budget to overpower the spending of remaining world. And dependency on the US was not an option bot a act of force.
Sorta comes with actually following agreements. And the US ignoring it’s own past.
After ww2 the US forced European nations into following US fiscal leadership. In exchange for the fiscal support post war.
You ignored the war for 4 years building up your power while Hitler destroyed Europe. Then used that power to entrape Europe into your methods.
Add to that using your huge defence budget to overpower the spending of remaining world. And dependency on the US was not an option bot a act of force.