Crazy? Sure. But then so was buying Alaska.

Do keep in mind that most EU nations are VERY pro-American and eager to succede at Capitalism. I say most, not the largest.

If France and Germany still think they can make the Socialist thing work... (although health care for an aging population shakes their confidence), others, like Poland, have much more interest in our way of doing things.

So, if you admit the EU states one at a time you might find that the ballance of power would remain pretty balanced. Meanwhile France wouldnt hate the rest of the Union any more than say some Southern states, Vermont, or parts of California.

Read my post and the articles that I link to and think about it over a beer. If you need to, have two beers (Guiness, of course).

Cheers, Sean

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