this is amanda lands, the real, i mean, uh, your vin union was form to tracie of rome. uh, 1957. um, at the project of the united states, successive democratic republican friedman, eisenhower administrations. the marshall plan. you know, the greatest set of active aid in history to rebuild post for europe, america very, very wisely and skilfully conditioned aids to european countries on the degree to which they cooperated and hold. that result is, in other words, america helped create the european union for a very good reason that it would make war again on the continent impossible opening for at least very unlikely. and then it would produce the kind of prosperity in the european union that would, would create markets for american companies, but also stave off the communist threat. the appeal of communism. um, and it was that one of the grand, i think, unique in history success is that the hedge a month that a big imperial power. we'd actually full enlightened self interest for by 9 reasons . create a collaborative block. the other side of the ocean of the atlantic for its own g