NATO and an Autonomous European Defense Force

NATO was perceived as a means through which European security you can present to the Europeans that we will ensure your security. The Libyan invasion is really a core moment in the reestablishment of NATO actually, says Peter Bergen. It's an attempt to religitimize US imperialism after its deligitimization in the 2000s under the Bush administration. By getting the Europeans to I think to resubordinate themselves through NATO it provides the Americans with the legitimacy and political capital by getting say Germany to up its military expenditures for a potential coming fight with China.