Europe has spent how long (centuries) allowing itself to be overrun by whatever totalitarin movement of the day.
Only Britain stood up to the Nazis until we joined in.
It is only because the USA put its shield of protection over it that Europe has been allowed to pursue its own self interests and for the most part without an ounce of gratitude that we kept them from becoming a gulag.
Gutless cowardice pretty much describes them all the while being more then happy to suck up the prosperity the US has brought to the world.