is that about erudite or eva? or both? women shouldnt have opinions :p - seriously though many europeans do not want the eu to become a nation and defense is a huge step along that path. i think holding the eu up as a model of civilized society and economy without defense spending is dishonest at best and manipulative at worst. lets hope that if the eu continues to nationalize it will create a constitution that is robust and philosophically stands the test of time. i have my doubts in the modern age that this will happen and it will result in the next catastrophic ideological movement