Comments for Out of the frying pan... at http://www.adamsmith.org , comment 1 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.adamsmith.org Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:37:55 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.adamsmith.org/blog/environment/out-of-the-frying-pan...-200806281607/#comment-508 Apparently the founding idea of the EU was that by binding countries together tightly we could avoid future wars. Presumably then if the EU were to bind tightly with both Russia and a major Middle-Eastern oil producer we would achieve security. If this analysis is rejected as being wishful thinking then what does it say about the founding tenet of the EU? - Steve Giess Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:57:21 +0100