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Europe Turns Away From U.S. Toward Russia:
The sharp shift in European attitude toward the U.S. Took place about two weeks ago when German Chancellor Angela Merkel's former chief of staff Ronald Pofalla criticized Obama for "Antagonizing" Russia. "It wasn't clever of Barack Obama to have downgraded Russia, in connection with the Ukraine conflict, to the level of a regional power," Ref. Source 8h
The UK has just closed polls in a referendum to see if her citizenry wish to remain as part of the European Union. The UK has a large stake in this as their economy is considered one of the power houses of the EU. Should they pull out this could mean a dive for Euros. What are your thoughts?
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My layman's guess is they will stay because the benefits outweigh the parting. I know a couple of English guys that feel the UK should have never went over to the EU in the first place.
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The British have voted, and they want out of the EU. This has caused a massive chain reaction with the pound sterling taking a dive and David Cameron, the British PM, resigning his post effective in October.
When I lived in the UK about two decades ago I remember the Brits weren't happy about joining the EU and it looks like they still are not - they're very independent and never saw themselves as 'part' of Europe.
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EU collapse is now 'practically IRREVERSIBLE', says George Soros:
BRITAIN'S decision to break away from the EU makes the eventual dissolution of the EU 'practically irreversible', George Soros has claimed. Ref. Source 8q.