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   From: damnthetorpedoes@duck.com   
      
   On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:54:58 -0700, Bob Eld    
   wrote:   
      
   >On 6/18/2012 12:18 PM, Barry Bruyea wrote:   
   >> On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 11:10:45 -0700, Lamont Cranston  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 6/18/2012 2:09 AM, Mal wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> A compact of many nations where the whole is   
   >>>   
   >>> ...stronger than the sum of the parts.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> With the total disparity in cultures, any union in Europe is bound to   
   >> eventually fail.  Even today, with no central banking rules, no   
   >> centralized currency controls it simply another 'Titanic' waiting to   
   >> hit the iceberg.   
   >>   
   >   
   >   
   >I agree, they will fail because they have a monetary union without a   
   >political union. It's the ultimate in states rights, each country being   
   >a sovereign state. If their union is to survive, they'll have to   
   >federalize their rules and leadership. That is, become one country. Good   
   >luck with that!   
   >   
   >Hey, that's what Hitler wanted to do, take over Europe and make it part   
   >of Germany.   
      
   France and Germany, historically, enemies and also both countries have   
   tried to control Europe individually, Nappy & Adolph blew it and   
   Merkel and Sarkozy tried it again.  It is Europe, after all and not   
   much has changed since the Crowned Heads ruled the roost.   
      
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