[Thermodyne]

As I look at the EU, I see it being a smaller Version of the world economic situation. There are the have’s in the west, and the have not’s in the east. There is the old established guard in the west and the re-emerging states in the east. There is religious hatred, racial tension and rampant socialism. (I am getting a feeling of dajavoux here.) There are two economic powerhouses and a few nations that are ripe for the exploitation of cheap labor. As the economic power of the EU grows, Asia and the Americas will move to protect themselves, and this will cause the members of the EU to look inward for markets. The two powers will again be in direct competition with each other. Only this time they will be propping up a common currency. (Now I really have a feeling of dajavoux.) How will the two powers handle this situation as it evolves? Germany will rearm, it will be required that they contribute to keeping the peace in the southeast regions. And they will fear a rearmed Poland, even though they won’t say so publicly. France has already demonstrated that they reject the idea that they are not a superpower, and are actively rearming. Perhaps we are genetically meant to repeat the mistakes of the past.

Note:

France has begun to very quietly modernize its nuclear forces. If I were a German that remembers that Last war, I would be calling for a deterrent force for Germany. Remember that it was France that declared war on the Germans. And many Germans still believe that their government was only interested in righting the wrongs of Versailles [sp] and barring the gates to communism.