The Obama Administration’s decision to issue a formal “warning” to the British government that the possibility of them leaving the European Union or even weakening their ties with the international body violate US interests has sparked a major row within the British leadership.
Prime Minister David Cameron was desperate to downplay the statement, even as members of his party continue to push for a referendum on EU membership. Deputy PM Nick Clegg, his coalition partner, said the US criticism was “spot on” and that Britain must remain in the EU at all costs.
Clegg went further though, elaborating on his concerns that millions of Britons faced serious risks to their lives and safety if the coalition government allowed them to continue questioning the value of EU membership.
Having maintained currency independence, Britain has somewhat less ties to the EU than most of its membership, and as the international body’s economy struggles with Mediterranean nations’ debt issues, the prospect of withdrawing has been given more serious consideration. The US “warning” may only bring more attention to the matter in the end.
Britain – the slave and appendage of the American Empire, to be ordered around as seen fit.
Couldn't happen to nicer rapacious imperialists.
Next up – the British government will be ordered to invade itself if someone is intelligent enough to smuggle an Al Qaeda flag into Buckingham palace. And they'll do it, too.
Even as England is becoming every day more irrelevant they still can't admit it, wanting to dictate terms to the EU while they are exempt from everything. Why the EU puts up with these clowns is a mystery.
You statement somehow gives the EU more legitimacy than it deserves. There are clowns aplenty and they reside in Brussels.
So.., who is mastering who.., or should I say.., who is mastering who…, and then…? But the old saying that…, what's goes around comes around.
The people who control trans-national businesses have made the US their base because its political system, military might and culture provide a safe haven for them personally and provides the resources to pursue their goal of global domination. They know that an entity the size of the US is an ideal incubator for raw capitalism and an almost insurmountable barrier to genuine democracy and wish to replicate it across the globe.
They are well on the way to achieving this in the EU and, up to now, have counted on the "special relationship" to put the UK on call to assist them complete the take-over as needed. The return of European nationalism and activism driven in large part by individual Europeans having a better understanding that the EU wide austerity measures are a product of pressure to "federalise" is seen as a setback.
It is no wonder that they are not thrilled at the secessionist sentiments rumbling around Westminster.
The international community should bomb Ireland , Scotland , Wales and most of all England for at least 78 days becuase they are nationalist .. We brought freedom and democacry to Yugoslavia . Surely The British Isles are worth as much as Yugoslavia was . Now the former Yugoslavs all wish to Join the E.U. I believe if England got the same kind of treatment Yugoslavia got they would all gladly forsake nationalism
There will be a point when America's NATO and EU partners will get tired of having their policies dictated by the United States, especially where the U.S.' policies may be dictated by the Israelis and by special interests.
Cameron may pretend to play thbis down, but I'm sure he's delighted. Indeed, he may even have asked Obama to say it. Within Cameron's party, the anti-EU faction is also virulently pro-US, their argument essentially being that Britain doesn't need the EU because it has the "special relationship" with the US. Obama has cut the ground from under them by assimilating the special relationship to EU membership. Polls show that anti-EU sentiment in the UK is far less than the British media hypes it as being and now, it is no longer "US v EU" but "US = EU". I can't see how the British electorate would vote themselves out of the EU in the teeth of US opposition and the world will be a very different place in four years time.
I think you are right M Kenny , the world will be very different place in 4 yrs . Especially the financial world .You understand mr Kenny one ponzi scheme is replacing another ponzi scheme . In both the U.S. and the E. U. Mr Ponzi was imprisoned becuase he was stealing Robbing people is the same as taking their life . If you steal 100 dolars from a person thats equal to stealing a few hours of their life .. The secret to life is to be able to do what you want to do with your life .
I do recall "Great Brittan" knocking at the door of the fledgling Europian Common Market, begging entry, some gratitude
Writes RickR30: "Why the EU puts up with these clowns (the British) is a mystery. "
Really? Why any European with any self respect endorses this fascist apparat is a mystery!
Have you noticed, Rick, that the EU's "mis-leadership" recently installed two Goldman-Sachs money-monkeys as PMs of Greece and Italy?
— http://www.jeffpolachek.com/special-exhibits/15-t…
— http://theintelhub.com/2013/01/09/european-union-…
Farage for PM!
Cheers,
JQP
Don't know why the U.S. thinks it needs the U.K. in the EU. It now has Poland there to do it's bidding and undermine the organization. Guess Obama just wants to make sure Cameron doesn't get any ideas about slipping the leash off.