Brussels attacks add to political obstacles for Cameron
& Merkel
By Gregory Viscusi
By Gregory Viscusi
If David Cameron and Angela Merkel thought they had earned a
moment’s respite from their woes, the murderous attacks in Brussels only
deepened their political turmoil.The bombings at the heart of the European Union that killed
at least 31 people were seized upon by proponents of Britain leaving the bloc
to argue that EU membership puts the U.K. more at risk, rather than making it
safer as the prime minister asserts. In Germany, an insurgent party that
benefited from opposition to Chancellor Merkel’s open-door policy on refugees immediately
warned of the threat of “political Islam.”
