The difference is that europe is ruled by a bunch of compradors, publicly they will condemn US but behind closed doors they will fold and their foreign policy won't stray 1cm away from washington line
Dragons dont give gold since a long time, now they give minor permanent buffs and when you get 4 of them you get a powerful permanent buff, the buff from a single dragon doesnt snowball the game
The difference is that europe is ruled by a bunch of compradors, publicly they will condemn US but behind closed doors they will fold and their foreign policy won't stray 1cm away from washington line