 
 {"id":1108,"date":"2016-10-24T15:55:41","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T15:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glentree.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1108"},"modified":"2024-06-27T06:07:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T06:07:29","slug":"who-do-you-think-has-the-most-influence-on-world-events-today-president-obama-chancellor-merkel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glentree.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/10\/who-do-you-think-has-the-most-influence-on-world-events-today-president-obama-chancellor-merkel\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Do You Think Has The Most Influence On World Events Today: President Obama, Chancellor Merkel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Who has instigated the \u2018stampede\u2019 of refugees from the trouble spots of the Middle East, who have descended upon the \u2018porous\u2019 borders of Europe and its allies and for what reason?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Who is at the bottom of the rise of the right wing Euro sceptic political parties of Europe, whose main \u2018outrage\u2019 is the uncontrolled immigration problem and whether the EU countries should have more stringent border controls?<!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">all about immigration<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Who really was behind the winning of the Brexit vote in the UK Referendum? It was all about immigration and the countless numbers of refugees waiting at \u2018The Jungle\u2019 at Calais to enter the UK having been dispelled from Middle Eastern countries.\u00a0 This has caused a schism between Europe and the UK that is probably irreparable and turned back over 40 years of integration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Who is \u2018running rings around\u2019 America and the feckless President Obama with regard to the inept \u2018Iranian deal\u2019 that was noticeably absent of any restriction upon them to end their State sponsored terrorism, i.e. Hamas\/Hezbollah and the Taliban, which has been so disruptive to the Middle East and Afghanistan and is one of the main sources of Islamic radicalism today?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">exodus of refugees<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Who is behind the mass exodus of refugees in Syria, Iraq, and possibly Libya, that has caused \u2018five odd million\u2019 people to descend on Europe?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Who is testing Nato\u2019s resolve with regard to Crimea\/Ukraine?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Who is driving a wedge between Turkey and Europe?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">WikiLeak\u2019s disclosures<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Who is behind WikiLeak\u2019s disclosures which may well influence the outcome of the American Election in favour of Trump and against Hillary?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">You guessed it \u2013 non other than Mr. Vladimir Putin, who has elevated himself from the mere President of Russia to an \u2018Imperious\u2019 status and will maintain his \u2018iron grip\u2019 on the country until 2024, at least.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Despite the plummeting GDP of Russia and the corrosive inflation of 16% (last year), with the Ruble going into a \u2018tail spin\u2019 and crushing Interest Rates of 17%, Mr. Putin still has an incredulous 80% approval rating from his \u2018sycophantic\u2019 electorate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">President Obama has no idea how to deal with this man and would rather finish his Presidential term in the safe knowledge that his foreign policy extended to the \u2018rapprochement\u2019 with Cuba and that his golf score has never been better.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u2018join the dots\u2019<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">We need to \u2018join the dots\u2019 here since Russia should technically be an insignificant player in the World and should not have the profound influence that it presently exerts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">It is a measure of the ineptitude of the leaders of Europe and America that this is the case. 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