Airstrip One

Burning Bush

For those of us who have this rosy view of the Bush White House being stuffed full of Eurosceptics, his recent speech in Berlin should give pause to thought:

When Europe grows in unity, Europe and America grow in security. When you integrate your markets and share a currency in the European Union, you are creating the conditions for security and common purpose. In all these steps, Americans do not see the rise of a rival, we see the end of old hostilities. We see the success of our allies, and we applaud your progress.