Posted on 06/26/2016 2:14:41 PM PDT by Mariner
As one special relationship falters, another may beckon. The British vote to leave the EU could hasten a changing of the guard among Washington’s European allies, with Germany replacing the UK as its most important partner.
In the immediate aftermath of the Brexit vote, the White House has gone out of its way to emphasise the enduring links that will remain between the US and the UK. “One thing that will not change is the special relationship that exists between our two nations,” US President Barack Obama said on Friday.
But Mr Obama has less than seven months left in office and much will depend on the attitude of his successor. The reality is also that even before the British referendum on June 23, the US had increasingly been looking to Germany, and to a lesser extent France, as its go-to ally in Europe — and that process is likely to accelerate as London’s influence in the region diminishes.
“Henry Kissinger’s famous question about ‘Who do I call in Europe?’ has now been settled. The answer is that we call the German chancellor’s office. That means we have to invest in the relationship with Germany,” said Nicholas Burns, a former senior State Department official in the George W Bush administration, who is now advising Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.
“Britain introduced us to the EU and introduced the EU to us, playing a pragmatic role. But much of that will be gone,” he added.
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Both to cause pain for the British people and to dissuade others from taking that path.
While only a crack in the wall at present, the Globalists will soon be in a corner and will seek to punish us all.
A communist by any other name is still a globalist. Cold war is over my ass.
it will be fine once the current POS leaves office.
Makes more sense, unless, ObOzO thinks he is still going to be Pres__ent in the future.
Obama is pissed they voted against his wishes...
Surprised he didn’t pull the race card.
“said Nicholas Burns, a former senior State Department official in the George W Bush administration, who is now advising Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.”
Completely interchangeable uniparty official.
the relationship will not be shaky under President Trump
There was a pretty shaky “special relationship” between the Current Regime now in charge in that territory once known as “the United States of America”, and that husk of a withered empire once known as “United Kingdom”, BEFORE the “Brexit” vote.
Some fracture lines were in place for years before they slipped so badly.
Perhaps Scotland should leave the UK. They were never much enamored with the affections of the British anyway. And the Scots voted OVERWHELMINGLY to STAY in EU.
BARACK OBAMA - UK shaky relationship worsens following Brexit vote
It’s not the U.S. It’s Obonzo and his commie cronies. Brexit shoots a massive hole in their dreams of a global communist utopia. You know, the “dreams” Obonzo’s “father” had.
He didn’t have to. Everyone else did it for him.
0bama is the not the United States, so shut up.
Only till the half breed and it’s ilk are gone.
The UK cut loose from the EU - I hope they were in time to save themselves. Europe is beyond the event horizon - it will truly be Eurabia in our lifetime and part of Dar al-Islam.
Based on what we have learned about the condition of Scotland lately it appears they are basically a fully developed welfare state.
It might be a good idea for Britain to let Scotland go its own way - they are probably an economic drain on Britain and the EU right now.
Obama really is the kiss of political death...please, give Frau Merkel the full embrace. She’s up for reelection in 2017 (France has national elections that year too).
This is a crock of Shiite. The people are the foundation of the special relationship, no temporal buttwipes libtards can change that !
Not with We The People. We love the Brits for claiming independence.
The President and the elites may go straight to hell.
If Britain had not voted to exit the EU, Obama would not have sent the bust of Churchill back to the British in 2009.
The markets will continue to crash on Monday just to make a point. And then, slowly but surely, everything will return to normal.
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