re: Europe: More on Blair and the EU (Bienvenido Macario, Philippines/US)

Bienvenido Macario writes:

I think Tony Blair as EU president would be good for the EU, even though the EU president’s term is only for one year.

The EU is not one solid country or nation. It is a non-nation international organization very much like the United Nations, now headed by a South Korean. EU members enjoy what they call in Spanish (for the lack of a better word) “doble cara” diplomacy. EU is a member of the G-20 at the same time EU member-states are also members of the G-20 in their separate and sovereign capacity.

I think the EU and its members are trying to off-set or balance the numerical superiority of the peoples of the BRIC nations. A case in point is Norway’s interest in Kenya. I’d even give Pres. Obama two Nobel Prizes (for Peace and Economics) if I were Norway. Take the case of Oracle’s takeover of Sun Microsystems. While the US has already approved the M & A, the EU simply delayed the transaction by holding off on its approval. The result? Massive lay-offs in Sun Microsystems, giving the US Tech sector a shiner.

As Prof. Hilton said in 2004, a Democrat in the White House would be in the best interest of Europe. I didn’t realize then that it would be to the detriment of US interests.

JE comments: Two questions: what is Norway doing in Kenya? And what’s the buzz in the Valley about Oracle’s takeover of Sun? 3000 layoffs is a lot of people.