I'm no expert with empirical data, but I think that the EU countries have learned some of the hard lessons of colonialism and don't want to repeat them. Not that it is unanimous, but perhaps the French people (as an example) wouldn't allow what happened in Algeria again after the war. This population would have let it go. And my feeling is that this is true for majorities of the populations all over the continent.

So, perhaps I am wrong, or perhaps it is time to stop throwing that era into the argument as some mitigation for the US' actions. Sure, it has to be watched out for, and the lessons taught for future generations...just saying.

Never underestimate their intelligence, always underestimate their knowledge.

Frank Delaney ~ Ireland