Berlusconi (PM of Italy) is communist? Ouch that one must be news to him. He's to the right of Murdoch even. I just don't think it will happen, not for at least a century if at all. Europe and the EU has much too much to lose.
larry At 04:20 PM 9/9/2003, you wrote: >Our history of friendship with the eastern European nations began in the >last 10 years, prior to that they were soviet aligned. Germany, which is >having a resurgence of anti-american sentiment, has only been our friend >since we installed our government there after WW2, and the current >administration there is not what one would call cozy. > >Italy is practically a communist nation, France is falling to the fascists >and the radical islamists (weird to see those two groups working together, >but it's true). How far do you really think it would have to go Larry? >France and Germany were each others largest trade partners prior to opening >hostilities in WW 2. After that it was Germany and Russia, you saw how long >that took to collapse. > >Lets not forget how fast things change. > >Plus remember the times I am talking about here. Not tomorrow. Years, >decades even. > >Tim > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 3:51 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: RE: Switzerland and Peace & Harmony > > >At 03:19 PM 9/9/2003, you wrote: > >While no one currently has the amphibious ability to assault the US, it > >wouldn't take more than a year or two to create it. Additionally if this > >were a U.N. sanctioned invasion then Canada and Mexico would probably be > >happy to participate. > >Poland I think had the only other amphibious capacity. Since they downsized >their military I am not sure whether that is true. > >But lest be real about Canada and Mexico. The US would have to be acting >pretty egregious for a long while before something like that would happen. >Moreover long before a military invasion would occur there are better ways >of bringing the US to its needs. Both Canada and Mexico shut down their oil >and gas pipelines, and stop all other energy transmissions. It would take >less than a week for the US to come begging. > > > >Also our ties to Canada are becoming more and more strained. Unfortunately > >this is almost completely our own fault. > >Yes given the current disagreements over resources industries, and which >industry groups just happen to be the strongest Shrub supporters, I'm not >very surprised. Hey if you can't win by honest competition... > > > >Mexico is kind of funny. There is actually a big movement there (and in >the > >U.S.) to return large parts of our country to Mexico. Something about > >Aztlan. > > > >China has both the military and the industrial ability to attempt something > >like this if we weren't militarily prepared. Brazil and a coalition of > >south American states could also pull off something similar. Not sure if > >you guys are paying attention but most of S. America is being run by >radical > >socialists that are aligned with Cuba at this point. > >Um there are good reasons for them to be aligned towards Cuba on a lot of >issues against the US. The only countries now supporting the Cuba embargo >are the US and I believe Israel. Remember also that Cuba has played it very >smart over the last few years, sending health workers etc to assist the >various Latin American countries. But I would not characterize the >governments of Argentina or Equador as radical Socialist. Nor Peru or >Bolivia. You might say that about Venezuala, but given that Chaves is >facing a recall vote this spring, that government may change. Also most of >the central american countries are rather right wing, especially when >compared to Cuba. > > > > > >I could see the EU becoming an enemy in the next 20-50 years, not like we > >haven't fought a few wars there. > > >The EU has much of a long history of being allied to the US. For it to >become an enemy would take quite a bit. Mind you Shrub and friends have >been working over time on that one. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
