So Europe ups their defence spending. And Nato gains fear, respect and credibility. Does that strategy mean that, in future, we won't have to fight the yanks wars for them? At the moment Uncle Sam is the playground bully, committed to perpetual war. She pulls us into their wars on the basis that we are terrified that she will not protect us in a scenario where serious shit hits the fan. Will we be free of that unwritten commitment? And what happens to American bases and nuclear missiles stored and primed in Britain? If they are saying stand on your own two feet to us, why should we contin