A weak America is a weakened Europ

[Christoph]

America's power has been so overwhelming for so long that many think it has survived George Bush's presidency unscathed. That this is untrue is demonstrated by those, from Russia's Vladimir Putin and Venezuela's Hugo Chávez to Iran's Mahmoud...

http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/christoph_bertram/2007/08/a_weak_america_is_a_weakend_eu.html