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During a visit to London in March 23, 2000, former Soviet dictator Mikhail Gorbachev referred to the emerging European Union (EU) as "the new European Soviet." During his address to the German Bundestag last month, President Bush described the EU as a "house of freedom -- its doors open to all of Europe's people, its windows looking out to global challenges beyond." Mr. Bush discussed at length the EU's role in the accelerating convergence of the United States and the former Soviet Union.
"The dream of centuries is close at hand," declared President Bush. "When you integrate your markets and share a currency in the European Union, you are creating the conditions for security and common purpose. In all these steps, Americans do not see a rival [but rather] the success ...