Europe

The balance of the crisis in Europe is rather a disaster. Finance was very solid in Europe, and yet we are paying an heavy cost for a crisis that has arisen and is caused entirely by the United States. Moreover, when the crisis begun, instead of making a common front among the different countries of the continent, with theyr differente economies, we have seen a war between northern and southern countries, with the collapse of Greece and the grave crisis in Spain and Portugal. This is senseless. An euro a little less strong, more cooperation between Germany and the other European countries would have resulted in much more mild consequences of the crisis. The problem is that Germany is the strongest country in Europe and yet is totally inadequate to play the role of leader, due to a latent isolationism that has deep historical roots in Germany. France should play the role that today is of Germany, as always has been, but the weakness of its presidents, beginning with Sarkozy. And finally, European are completely turned down on themselves, anaware that we have good friends in the gloabl world, for instance Brazil and China, that would greatly appreciate a stronger, economically healthy Europe that balances the overwhelming power of the United States.