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2005-07-06 Europe

Franco-German axis obsolete, says Sarkozy

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Posted by Steve White 2005-07-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Our Man in Paris. But:

"Countries of 40, 60 or 80 million inhabitants count for more in Europe than countries with a few 100,000 inhabitants."

Do I hear Ben Franklin screaming "bicameral legislature, you idiots"?

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-07-06 00:17|| 2005-07-06 00:17|| Front Page Top

#2 The EU will never be a source or catalyst of integration as long as local Govts and their constituents refuse to acknowledge and empower a higher Federalist or other form of extra-State governance. "Til then, its just a glorified wannabe confederatist trade org like the ECM/EEC, in duplicative competition with itself, moreso iff large Nation-States, separate or in coalition, refuse to accept any form of parity andor power-sharing with smaller ones. DOn't go in expecting to be an automatic power bloc and big cheese before learning whether your new economies-of-scale vv "integration" can supp your nation's ambitions.

Posted by JosephMendiola">JosephMendiola 2005-07-06 00:30|| n/a]">[n/a] 2005-07-06 00:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Joseph, the word "if" only has one 'f' in it.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-07-06 07:22|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-07-06 07:22|| Front Page Top

#4 All EU countries are equal, but some are more equal than others.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2005-07-06 08:37|| 2005-07-06 08:37|| Front Page Top

#5 the word "if" only has one 'f' in it

Gee, and here I thought JM was using the standard abreviation in mathematical logic for "if and only if".

As in, "that correction is accurate if, and only if, (iff) he intended to leave open the possibility that the condition expressed is necessary but not sufficient."

There's also "identify friend/foe" but I'm pretty sure that's not what JM meant ....

Posted by anon 2005-07-06 09:18|| 2005-07-06 09:18|| Front Page Top

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