The E.U. is the world's fastest growing democratic body.

States can be deterred by the fear of retaliation; non-state organisations cannot by deterred at all.

European investment in Texas alone exceeds all U.S. investment in China and Japan put together.

Proliferation of nuclear weapons to terrorist organisations is far more dangerous than proliferation of nuclear weapons to states, even states like North Korea.

The U.S. - E.U. economic relationship dwarfs America's economic ties with China.

The E.U. has moved to combat global terrorism by instituting common European arrest and evidence warrants and creating a joint situation center to pool and analyze intelligence.

The economy is not an abstraction. The economy consists of people, and it will only grow if people feel secure and are reasonably free.