It's an opinion just like all the others here... every morning before US wakes up there are a bunch of articles by EU readers for EU readers patting themselves on the back for getting something built without US influence.

Inevitably it turns into the same tired discussions that either:

A) Actually, it's not completely EU because it has x% of American parts

B) America Bad

Then, the one person who comes in to give a different opinion is met with your comment. I see it constantly.

For things to go somewhere theg need purpose. I'm willing to bet this will go nowhere, like all other European projects. I'm just giving reasons why. Don't be so think skinned. I wish the EU would have worked since I'm European. But I lost that hope a long time ago. This is a flash in the pan and the US / China will take 100% of the space launch market because, unlike Europe, they have the will to do things.