What Herb thinks
A Bit Much

It's a bit much for me to believe things are as out of control in the EU as they say Read about it here  I  And here. I suspect it may just look that way. And, it could look that way for a reason.

You see, there is an alliance of nations that may want the existing treaties that govern the EU to continue for a little while longer. That's because, under the weighted voting system established by the Nice Treaty, these 10 nations hold the majority vote within the Council. I'm talking about the 10 nations that control the EU's military alliance -- the Western European Union (WEU).

Why would these 10 nations want to stay in control for a little while longer? For one thing, on July 1, 2005, one of their own -- the UK's Tony Blair -- will take over the EU's rotating presidency. And, as one of the 10, Blair will also become the president of the WEU alliance. In other words, if these 10 nations have an agenda, it may be to their advantage to shoot down the EU's new constitution. At least until the UK's EU presidency is over.

What about Javier Solana? As you know, Solana is current Secretary General of both the EU's Council and the WEU alliance. Doesn't Solana want the powerful new Office that is called for in the EU's new constitution? If so, would he want the constitution shot down? Again, maybe for the moment.

As I've been reporting, Solana and Blair have some common goals. They both want to take more advantage of the Atlantic alliance. They both want to change the world around them. They even share the advice of the same man, Robert Cooper. Cooper once was the personal advisor to Blair. Now, Cooper is part of Solana's cabinet. Cooper advocates a foreign policy known as "liberal imperialism." In other words, Solana's advisor is an imperialist.

Does this mean Blair and Solana are on the same page. I don't think completely. They just have a few things in common that they want to do. In fact, politically speaking, I suspect Blair may be heading for an early demise. The same is true for the other two leaders of the EU's so called "big three," France's Jacques Chirac and Germany's Gerhard Schroeder.

If we're on the right track prophetically, Schroeder may meet his political demise before this September. Why? Because, if the EU's "big three" are the three horns that are destined to be subdued, then their subduing will have to happen before they go away naturally by losing an election. And, everyone seems to think that Schroeder is certain to lose his coming election in September.

Wait a minute. If Solana's advisor is an imperialist, what does that make Solana?

To say he's not is also a bit much.

06-19-2005
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