America has become to European By Der Spiegel Online Take a moment and read it

[JG55]

Obama's Misguided Approach: America Has Become Too European - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

[Guest 6.8 AR]

And Europe is becoming more American. Ironic

[USMCJG]

That article was spot on. Hard to believe that a German gets what the USA is about better than many Americans.

Edited September 4, 2010 by USMCJG

[Chucktshoes]

That article was spot on. Hard to believe that a German gets what the USA is about better than many Americans.

Including out own damn government...

[eapking]

By all means lets emulate the failed European model, while they're starting to wake up to it's failings.

[USMCJG]

Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Apparently our government is run by people with learning disabilities.

[eapking]

Oh it's just so hip to sit around smoking American cigarettes, drinking espresso at midnight, while wearing all black, and waxing poetically about how cool Europe is.

[StPatrick]

Seriously though...when you've lost "Der Spiegel", you know you're in trouble. They are a socialist rag par excellence, internationally respected and quoted, etc.

Sad they had to wake up and figure out that if the US goes Euro, they'll have to somehow fund and provide their own security. Welcome to adolescence, morons. Adulthood is even worse.

[Guest jackdm3]

Seriously though...when you've lost "Der Spiegel", you know you're in trouble. They are a socialist rag par excellence, internationally respected and quoted, etc.

Sad they had to wake up and figure out that if the US goes Euro, they'll have to somehow fund and provide their own security. Welcome to adolescence, morons. Adulthood is even worse.

Be a bit odd for the U.S. to go Euro.

[StPatrick]

Be a bit odd for the U.S. to go Euro.

My apologies, Jack. Since you are the grammarian of note here on TGO (by way of knowing how to use all those little Latin abbreviations like "e.g." etc.), I'll rephrase it for you:

It is sad that "Der Spiegel" has had to publicize the realization that if the United States adopts the European "Social Democracy" model, the Germans, along with other NATO countries, will then be forced to provide for their own national defense. Our own military spending will naturally decrease under the more "European" model, which will prevent force projection capabilities, and thusly the providance of any kind of security "umbrella", which has been assumed by NATO countries from the end of WWII onward. Unable to rely on U.S. military protection, the various NATO nations will then be forced to provide their own protection, as the E.U. military force is nonexistent.

If you were referring to currency, then I've missed your point altogether, and you should ignore all of the above. If you were referring to grammar and style, I think it's fixed. Either way, you're a smelly pirate hooker.

[Guest jackdm3]

No, baby! I'm just talkin' $'s and sense. I'm not that deep into international affairs, and I'm not saying others shouldn't be interested in those things. I'm just so focussed on this country for now.

Edited September 11, 2010 by jackdm3

[StPatrick]

No problem...if I lived in Memphidishu, I'd be worried about nothing beyond around 100 yards. We have made some promises, though, and in order to maintain the whole #1 heavyweight champeen status, they need to be kept.