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The American/Allied victory in World War II is the responsible for most of the relatively peaceful world situation. A cooperating West Europe resulted from this.

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And a cooperating West Europe existed for years before the EU. Ascribing the peace to the EU seems somewhat revisionist.

The various precursor institutions to the EU go back to 1952.

Sure, but nobody's crediting the six-member European Coal and Steel Community with being the source of European peace.

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