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Happy birthday America, the ally Europe admires—questioningly

Would it be possible, an envious Europe sometimes wonders, for it to have its own version of Silicon Valley—but without the messianic robber barons who confuse money with moral authority? Could a way be found to transplant to the east side of the Atlantic the indomitable frontier spirit that drives America, sans its cowboy individualism and hostility to government? Might Europeans one day be able to build up military capabilities to match the awesome might of their western partner, while sidestepping its irrepressible habit of getting bogged down in bloody misadventures in far-flung corners of Asia?

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