HALLelujah... Someone finally points out the obvious benefits of the UK being within the EU! Thank you mr.president...

Obama points out the obvious benefits for the world, the UK and the US that come with the UK staying within the European Union, including:

• The power of the UK not being 'Moderated', instead being 'Magnified.'- this being because the EU has large power in foreign policy and can behave like a superpower on the world stage, if it wanted to, something the UK cannot. 'The UK is at its best when it's helping to lead a strong Europe.' 
• 'It leverages UK power to be part of the European Union.'
• Keeping world peace- the EU has provided a stable Europe, a continent that 'for centuries Europe was marked by war and by violence.'- A huge success of the European Union. 'Providing for decades of relative peace across the continent.'
• The 'single market brings extraordinary economic benefits, to the United Kingdom.'

Of course, you could look at the reasons for Mr.President's involvement within the European Union debate negatively:

•  The US wants a weak Europe that can be easily controlled by the US with help from their special relationship buddy (the UK)... Because the UK acts as a spokesman for the US in the European union but also acts as a Eurosceptic member, holding back further integration in the future, which could pose a threat to US dominance on the world stage.

The Free Student will be strongly advising that readers vote to stay in a reformed European Union.

​TGD