Leaving the EU ruin our special relationship with the USA

If Britain leaves the EU then the US could fall out with Britain for the first time since the American civil war. It could lead to our expulsion from NATO that would leave Britain exposed to external threats such as terror and force Britain to form a relationship with Russia.

Nearly all NATO members are in the EU or part of North America of which we'd be neither if we left the EU. Also since the US has the biggest influence in NATO they could ask Britain to leave.

But then if Britain seeks a new relationship with Russia and Putin would that be a bad thing? Russia has the best foreign policy in the Middle East and is best for stability. So maybe if we are forced into a political and or military union with Russia it could be a good thing but if rather we just stayed in the EU as that's best for stability.

If Britain leaves the EU then the US could fall out with Britain for the first time since the American civil war. It could lead to our expulsion from NATO that would leave Britain exposed to external threats such as terror and force Britain to form a relationship with Russia.

Leaving the EU will nit effect the relationship between the US and UK.

If Britain leaves the EU then the US could fall out with Britain for the first time since the American civil war. It could lead to our expulsion from NATO that would leave Britain exposed to external threats such as terror and force Britain to form a relationship with Russia.

Nearly all NATO members are in the EU or part of North America of which we'd be neither if we left the EU. Also since the US has the biggest influence in NATO they could ask Britain to leave.

But then if Britain seeks a new relationship with Russia and Putin would that be a bad thing? Russia has the best foreign policy in the Middle East and is best for stability. So maybe if we are forced into a political and or military union with Russia it could be a good thing but if rather we just stayed in the EU as that's best for stability.

Who should I believe? You and your unfounded optimism or the President of the USA who disagrees with you? Hmmmm. It's a tough one.

Who should I believe? You and your unfounded optimism or the President of the USA who disagrees with you? Hmmmm. It's a tough one.

Me. Obama will not even be the President by the time (if) the UK leaves the EU, even his party may not be in charge.

Also, his statement does not pass the first test of if information should be trusted / listened to, the common sense / realistic test. There are so many reasons why what he is saying is utter BS, that I needn't even begin to state them.

He wont be president, but what he said is perfectly true and undeniable. At the moment he focus in on a trade agreement with the EU, its taken many years to get this far and they want to complete it. They arent going to drop everything and start negotiations with the UK just because we left, but will carry on with the EU.
64m people v 450m people. Not a hard choice is it.

Its not one of the or the other. Only a complete moron would think that the US and UK would not complete a trade deal in time for when the UK leaves the EU. It is simply foolish to believe.

Its not one of the or the other. Only a complete moron would think that the US and UK would not complete a trade deal in time for when the UK leaves the EU. It is simply foolish to believe.

Obama is not a very popular president, and he upsets Americans on a daily basis. We're rather embarrassed to have him as a leader because he's so weak and has been faithless towards our allies. Many fear that because of his leadership, we're in danger of losing our status as a superpower.

I think the special relationship is more based on a shared history and language than it is on membership in a specific political organization. The only reason some Americans would want the UK to stay in the EU is to counterbalance the influence of other states. Some businesses also find it convenient to base their EU headquarters in an English-speaking country, and don't want to be forced to actually have headquarters on the continent where many different and unfamiliar languages are spoken.

If anything, I think the UK leaving the EU would probably hurt our relationship with the remaining EU member states more than it would hurt our relationship with the UK. Because then the EU would probably be less willing to negotiate with us on things like permitting Imperial units as well as Metric ones on labels. The remainder of the EU is far less aligned with our national interests.

The fact that Americans rarely learn foreign languages and that British English is still mutually intelligible with American English definitely gives you an edge that a lot of other countries lack.

If the UK leaves the EU, you may be free to implement some pro-business policies that EU membership would have precluded you from implementing. There could be both positive and negative implications for your trade relationships with the US and other countries. It wouldn't be uniformly negative.