"To be, or not to be European
Posted By Clyde Prestowitz Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 1:51 PM Share
As I sat down to breakfast at Washington's Hay Adams Hotel across from the White House this morning, I was greeted by the booms of a 21 gun salute.
Alas, the salute wasn't for me but for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is perhaps finding a bit of relief from the great economic crisis now gripping Europe in a state visit to the United States. Who can blame her? Yet, it is critically important that she get back to the crisis as fast as possible and hopefully with President Obama's exhortation to think big, in terms of historical significance, and long-term ringing in her ears. "
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