"David E. Powell" wrote in message
s.com...
If the EU is looking for more reach without carriers, how about heavy
bombers

They don't need bombers for two reasons:

1. The USA will protect them. They claim they don't like that, but it
speaks volumes that they have all (except for the UK) let their military
budgets and capabilities decline to ludicrous levels.

2. Even if they had them, they'd never use them. The EU would spend years
debating military action, even if the hordes of whoever were beating on the
parliament doors.