Europe vs. Clinton, Edwards and Obama | 66 comments (66 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Tear the Fabric (4.00 / 5)

The whole international system, UN, World Bank and IMF and WTO were set up to the US specification when the US was powerful enough to dictate the terms and control the institutions. Under Bush the US has been trying to undermine the international system because since the 1990's it is increasingly unable to control it. the "Saner" US presidential candidates want to reassert control, while the others will continue with the dismantling. But the US will rather retreat into isolationism than accept being an equal to any other entities.

We have met the enemy, and he is us — Pogo

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Jan 8th, 2008 at 05:38:09 AM EST
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Re: Tear the Fabric (4.00 / 3)

The general point being that Global Governance is all very well so long as it is led by the US of A.

It's a bit like the EU being all very well and good as long as long as it is led on UK lines!

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by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Tue Jan 8th, 2008 at 09:30:57 AM EST
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Re: Tear the Fabric (4.00 / 2)

The general point being that Global Governance is all very well so long as it is led by the US of A.
It's a bit like the EU being all very well and good as long as long as it is led on UK lines!

It's a good argument. We should aim for more IMO, but whether we can expect more... I don't know.

Now, whether the UK has ever lead the EU is eehm... something that can very well be questioned.

by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Tue Jan 8th, 2008 at 09:43:18 AM EST
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Re: Tear the Fabric (none / 1)

(drop the a in lead)

by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Tue Jan 8th, 2008 at 09:45:58 AM EST
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Led on UK lines and led bvy the ... (4.00 / 3)

... UK are two entirely different things. The FT demand for Anglo disease EU-wide is not that the UK imposes Anglo disease ... they are perfectly happy if it is a self-imposed disease instead.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Tue Jan 8th, 2008 at 04:51:22 PM EST
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