If you haven’t already heard then you soon will about the European Unions own “bailout plan.” The plan is as simple as it is predictable. Simply ask President Obama to give a trillion or so American taxpayer dollars to those great American bashing, spoiled “allies” like France, Germany, Spain, and England; and for good measure let’s throw another trillion or so at the world’s poorest countries as well. It isn’t enough that we have had to listen to these governments bashing our own democratically elected government for the past eight years. It isn’t enough that we have to pay them for the privilege of building, funding, staffing, and maintaining military bases in their countries and whose primary reason for existence is to defend these same American bashing nations from Russian military attacks. Now that the great European love-fest is coming to a financially premature end, what better way to keep the party going than on those evil and filthy rich Americans backs? Backs like yours and mine.

    The EU was created for two purposes. One, to eliminate the sense of nationalism among the independent European nations. If British, French, and German nationals would just quit thinking of themselves in those nationalistic terms then the idea of warfare between the European nations will prevent any future hostilities as were seen during WWI and WWII. Secondly, the EU was supposed to become a dominant superpower that would rival and hopefully even surpass the great heathen Americans.

   I must admit to a fondness for the people of Great Britain as they are one of the few nations that have stood beside the U.S. in many a tough spot in our shared history but I fear they will be such an ally much less in our future. As for the prissy French and the taciturn Germans, their history has been more in keeping with other anti-American countries and that is a simple fact. The French have traditionally voted against the U.S. on more U.N. initiatives than they have been in agreement. Does anyone remember which country was wantonly helping the ruthless dictator Saddam Hussein in building his nuclear reactor in Iraq in the 1980’s? The same nation which just happened to be the willing world bank for Hussein’s Iraq that was somewhat embarrassingly brought into the light after his ouster? I am sure that you have already guessed it to be France and of course you are right.

   Which nation member of the EU is currently the largest trading partner with Iran? The same Iran who has been under years of UN and U.S. sanctions. The same country which only grudgingly supplies a few soldiers to the war in Afghanistan but refuses to let them actual seek out and kill bad guys? Yep, our good allies the Germans. The old saying, “with friends like these you don’t need enemies” is certainly appropriate here. I have lived and travelled in these countries and know first hand the deep resentment, bordering on open hatred, exhibited by the average French citizen towards Americans. The Germans are a tough hardy breed but all to willing to be followers and followers without any strong moral compass at that. Were you aware that we continue to pay these countries for the privilege of maintaining the vast cemeteries that mark the final resting place of thousands of our brave American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines that died fighting two world wars? Yep, defending the right to live as free men and women in France and ending the German’s death wish that had precipitated both world wars has earned us the right to pay for the land to bury our dead in. That and a couple of Euro’s will buy you a cup of coffee. So much for gratitude.  

   Now these countries who are allies in name only are expecting our new socialist leaning President, a man bereft of his own moral compass, to once again bail them out of a financial meltdown which they themselves are unwilling to take seriously. Let the good times roll. It would be very belligerent of America to refuse to give these EU nations vast sums of money that America no longer has, to ensure that those EU citizens can continue to party on. Thirty two hour work weeks, jobs guaranteed for life, protectionist trade policies (which they throw a tantrum over at the slightest hint that America would even think of any such reciprocal treatment), seven weeks of guaranteed vacation time, free medical care, free college schooling, and on and on. These EU government leaders understand the potential upheaval of their populations if they are suddenly cut off from their government welfare teats. Why the screams of outrage alone would be heard around the world and the dire events would prove disastrous for the ruling party élites in each of these countries. The specter of public lynching's could once again become fashionable.

   Once American politicians bought into the concept of “plugging” in to the worldwide community and took our nations wealth off the gold standard it was only a matter of time before this economic meltdown would become a reality. Economists are now saying that this current economic meltdown may well last until the end of 2010 and even then may never rebound to the days of old. If ever there was a time that America needs to put America’s interest first, this is that time. I personally believe it may well be the last such opportunity for our nation to do so. I hope for my children’s sake that I am wrong.