"I am the only voice that I know who has been recommending that Brazil adopts the euro"
Lots of business in Brazil and South America is already being done in dollars and with dollar looking vulnerable, it might not be a bad idea to replace dollar with euro and this especially holds true for those who own lots of US debt: China, Japan, UK, Dutch etc. These nations need to lighten up their dollar holdings or gape into the mouth of crisis.
"They're English, who supported us in Iraq, therefore they "are for us". Hence, what they say is more true."
Who says English appreciate the US, for them playing partners to US is only a marriage of convenience that they would very willingly break off in the event any Western European power rises, Germany, France or EU as a whole. British look down to the US as degenerate inferiors with bad manners, no culture and loud mouths. US should not put absolute trust into nations like UK, Canada or Australia. Go there yourself and find out how they treat the Americans. One reason why US economy is in shambles is because US sponsored the defense of Western Europe, Canada, Australia for 50 years and is still doing so without much appreciation and favors in return. While during the Cold War such expenditures were needed and paid off in 1991 with the end of Communism. However, after that US missed a golden opprotunity to cut down on defese and get good chunk of debt cancelled out with balanced budgets and items like social security, medicare, education, civic standards having secure funds to look into the future. Then came Bush, 9/11 and Iraq War and the triple whammy is now hurting the balance sheets. Not to foget the 'exposure of real abilities' during and after Katarina storm.
Lots of business in Brazil and South America is already being done in dollars and with dollar looking vulnerable, it might not be a bad idea to replace dollar with euro and this especially holds true for those who own lots of US debt: China, Japan, UK, Dutch etc. These nations need to lighten up their dollar holdings or gape into the mouth of crisis.
"They're English, who supported us in Iraq, therefore they "are for us". Hence, what they say is more true."
Who says English appreciate the US, for them playing partners to US is only a marriage of convenience that they would very willingly break off in the event any Western European power rises, Germany, France or EU as a whole. British look down to the US as degenerate inferiors with bad manners, no culture and loud mouths. US should not put absolute trust into nations like UK, Canada or Australia. Go there yourself and find out how they treat the Americans. One reason why US economy is in shambles is because US sponsored the defense of Western Europe, Canada, Australia for 50 years and is still doing so without much appreciation and favors in return. While during the Cold War such expenditures were needed and paid off in 1991 with the end of Communism. However, after that US missed a golden opprotunity to cut down on defese and get good chunk of debt cancelled out with balanced budgets and items like social security, medicare, education, civic standards having secure funds to look into the future. Then came Bush, 9/11 and Iraq War and the triple whammy is now hurting the balance sheets. Not to foget the 'exposure of real abilities' during and after Katarina storm.
