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[CharlesHarris]

For what it's worth, conservative political blogs in the US think that Britain leaving the EU will be good for the US.

You may not agree with the article, but it is another viewpoint:

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buz...rica-15289

...For decades, the British people have had to surrender their right to self-determination and have been forced to endure the humiliation of having British laws being overruled by European courts, and a multitude of rules and regulations imposed by unelected bureaucrats in Brussels.

Despite being one of the world’s biggest economies, and possessing the most powerful military in Europe, Great Britain is not in a position to exercise full control of its own borders, and cannot even negotiate its own trading deals. In the eyes of millions of Britons, the European Union has grown into an undemocratic and unaccountable federal super-state that tramples on the sovereignty of its members with impunity.

Brexit, a British exit from the European Union, offers an opportunity for the British people to take back their freedom and return to being a truly global power with global interests. This is good for Britain and for the vital partnership between the United States and the United Kingdom.

Already, six members of Cameron’s Cabinet (Michael Gove, Iain Duncan Smith, Priti Patel, Chris Grayling, Theresa Villiers, and John Whittingdale), as well as the mayor of London, Boris Johnson, have announced they will campaign for Brexit. They could be joined by more than half of the Conservative Party’s members of Parliament, in addition to several MPs from the opposition Labour Party.

In four months’ time, the British people will make the most important decision of their generation—whether to be a truly free and sovereign nation. As Boris Johnson put it in an article for The Daily Telegraph:

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to vote for real change in Britain’s relations with Europe. This is the only opportunity we will ever have to show that we care about self-rule. A vote to Remain will be taken in Brussels as a green light for more federalism, and for the erosion of democracy...”

...It is in America’s interest to have a British ally that is a prosperous, self-confident, free, sovereign nation—one that can work closely with the United States on the world stage. If Britain votes to leave the European Union, the Special Relationship will be regenerated after years of neglect, and the ties that bind the two biggest engines of the free world will only be strengthened. The British people have nothing to fear from Brexit, and nor do Americans.

Ignore the scaremongering coming from the Obama White House and the European Commission. Brexit will be a cause for great celebration on both sides of the Atlantic.

Nile Gardiner, a leading authority on transatlantic relations, is director of The Heritage Foundation's Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom. This article first appeared in the Daily Signal http://dailysignal.com/2016/02/22/why-uk...r-america/

Related story on NBC: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/brexit...ca-n526386

...Why does it matter for the United States?
The United States advocates a strong, stable Europe. Even a smooth "Brexit" would see Washington building a new relationship with both Britain and a Britain-free remainder of the EU. However, some observers fear the rump EU could begin to unravel, weakening America's allies and bringing instability.

Despite a weakened "special relationship" between Washington and London, Britain remains America's primary transatlantic military ally and its role in Europe is strategically important to the U.S.

How could it affect the U.S. election?
A perceived dissolution of the European Union would reinforce the isolationist views of many conservative Americans on the right. Politicians like Donald Trump would likely pounce on a "Brexit" as a reinforcement of the worldview he has championed on the campaign trail — that Europe is weak and its institutions are unable to cope with the realities of the modern age, and that border controls, protectionist trade policies and a reassertion of national sovereignty are essential to deal with the chaos of the outside world.

Meanwhile, internationalists — who in American politics are generally on the left — could only view this as a discouraging development.