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{{fmt/quote|Europe wonders: how will we maintain our lifestyles, if we can't rip off the American taxpayer anymore?}} Article quotes ''[https://www.ft.com/content/cf1638c4-45ed-4671-8c42-3136e7bda7d5 The Financial Times]'': {{fmt/quote|Europe enjoyed its years of low military spending thanks to a prolonged period of protection [by] the [[US]], allowing it to build one of the most generous social security systems in the world...}} {{fmt/quote| the cost of rearmament will ultimately be shouldered by taxpayers and beneficiaries of the continent’s social security nets.}} The article is filled with false narratives woven around mostly-true facts.