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Bill Clinton ‘most worried’ about Brexit’s impact on Belfast Agreement
Irish Times ^ | 09/10/2018 | Vivienne Clarke

Posted on 09/10/2018 7:36:51 AM PDT by Olog-hai

Former US president Bill Clinton says he is concerned about the impact Brexit will have on the Belfast Agreement.

Speaking on the Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk, he said he was “most worried about the Good Friday Agreement, because I care so much about Ireland.”

As president, Mr. Clinton played a key role in negotiating the peace process in 1998 which helped to end 30 years of violence in the North. […]

“Even though Northern Ireland’s kept the peace, and there’s still cranes in Belfast where work is going in and the Irish economy is back to where it was before the crisis, as the fastest growing economy in Europe. But the Northern Ireland economy’s growth is still under two percent, and it’s because of all this uncertainty and where we’re going to go.”

Mr. Clinton said he believes the “political situation in Northern Ireland will clarify, once people know exactly what the Brexit terms are going to be.” …

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: belfastagreement; brexit; clinton; europeanunion; fartyshadesofgreen; ireland; theresamay; unitedkingdom
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To: Olog-hai
..."because I care so much about Ireland.”

Dear Ireland,
*He really doesn't. Trust us. We've seen this too many times plus *he's a serial perjurer.

All the best and you're welcome,
Real America

21 posted on 09/10/2018 2:06:26 PM PDT by Libloather (Trivial Pursuit question - name the first female to lose TWO presidential elections!)
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To: Olog-hai

The only thing Billy Boy might be worried about is if that shoot around corners, bent schlong he is packin’ gets any worse.


22 posted on 09/10/2018 2:14:11 PM PDT by bobby.223 (Retired up in the snowy Mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a great life!)
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