Had the internet existed in the 1960s, this thread could have fit right in. Same countries repeating the same anti-American screed, same defenses from Westerners. Tiresome.
To answer the OP, no.
Outside of the US and possibly Turkey and France, the Western Euro countries have practically no meaningful military that resist an invasion by practically every country east of the alliance. While current events are changing that dynamic, NATO has been incredibly beneficial for all non-Western Hemisphere members. The money Germany, Belgium, Greece, etc. would traditionally gone to paying soldiers and buying jet fighters instead has been spent on building and sustaining social and civic progress. Socialized medicine, guaranteed parental leave, high quality infrastructure, incredible mass transit, excellent educational systems, etc.
Not to mention rebuilding after the devastation of World War II, partially funded by the US's Marshall Plan.
NATO is costly for America, which is why Trump's desire to pull out of NATO is gaining traction among the electorate, a 180-degree turn from decades of support for NATO. So, if Trump gets elected, many of you will get your wish -- no more being crushed by the jackbooted American imperialists, no more European wars, peace and comity abound. Putin and Xi, after all, are basically peace loving hippies,reluctantly pushed to defend the world against Yankee domination.
I think Trump has a website where people can donate to his campaign.
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