German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Trump (YouTube)
The Hill: Merkel: Europe can no longer rely on US protection
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Europe can no longer count on the United States to protect it, urging the continent to “take destiny into its own hands.”
“It is no longer such that the United States simply protects us, but Europe must take its destiny in its own hands, that's the task of the future," she said during a speech honoring French President Emmanuel Macron, according to Agence France-Presse.
Her sharp comments came days after President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal, angering European allies who are parties to the 2015 pact.
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Update #1: Europe can no longer rely on US to 'protect' it: Merkel (AFP)
Update #2: Merkel Says Europe Can't Count on U.S. Military Umbrella Anymore (Bloomberg)
Update #3: Time to ‘take fate into its own hands’: Europe can’t rely on US protection anymore, says Merkel (RT)
WNU Editor: Does this mean that Germany will increase its defense budget .... no. Does this mean that Germany will push the EU to chart an independent foreign policy from the U.S. .... probably. But as I have mentioned in a few commentaries earlier in the day .... is it in Germany's interest and the EU's to forge closer political and economic ties to nations like Iran over their ties with the U.S.? Does this even make sense? But that is what we are now hearing from the German Chancellor and a few other European leaders.
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Wow! What a statement - Its not our job dummy, its yours.
"Wow! What a statement - Its not our job dummy, its yours."
So get out of their country. In actual fact the US cannot protect itself in spite of having all that hardware and humanware the latter of which seems mostly positioned to suppress its own people.
"In actual fact the US cannot protect itself in spite of having all that hardware and humanware the latter of which seems mostly positioned to suppress its own people."
In fact who has invaded the U.S. lately?
"latter of which seems mostly positioned to suppress its own people"
What a lie!
Seen a M1A1 suppress anybody? Any of the various Navy or Air Force assets?
Well Bob, let us say something good about you. You lie just as well as Merkel.
The U.S. has protected Germany.
To wit, they do not speak Russian.
Merkel has not protected Germany.
To wit, Merkel has a horrible immigration policy that has spiked assaults, rapes and murders.
She has been saying this ever since Trump took the White House. The women despises Trump and probably it's mutual. In short what she said is nothing new.
I could be wrong, but I think she might have said much the same while Obama was Prez.
I recommend Der Spiegel for a run down of all the hand wringing coming out of Berlin since Nov, 2016. It's quite entertaining.
You want another reason for a Merkel sad face? She no doubt knows about his major Chinese company going out of business due to Trump's Iran sanctions. If it applies to a CCP owned business it will apply to any German business.
See this story from today
"ZTE Corp’s main business operations have ceased due to a ban imposed by the U.S. government, but China’s second biggest telecom equipment maker is trying to have the ban modified or reversed, it said on Wednesday.
ZTE was hit by a ban last month from Washington, forbidding U.S. firms from supplying it with components and technology after it was found to have violated U.S. export restrictions by illegally shipping goods to Iran.
“As a result of the Denial Order, the major operating activities of the company have ceased,” ZTE said in the exchange filings late on Wednesday."
https://venturebeat.com/2018/05/09/chinas-zte-corp-says-main-business-operations-cease-due-to-u-s-ban/
Anon the latter includes local police, FBI not just military and other internal subversive. You have the reading comprehension level of an acorn.
As for the military and all that hardware you forget about the little American girl they killed in Yemen. They also killed her father and brother all Americans. If it was accidental it is obvious they can't protect Americans. If it was intentional with I think it was, they obviously have no respect for law, not even their own.
Local police are an instrument of oppression?
Canada must be very oppressed.
Bob Huntard is not very bright.
Anon. Don't be fooled. The 8 year old girl was the target and likely the only target of value in that raid. You should have learned by now not to believe the BS that comes out of your government or they will have you in the jungles of some obscure innocent country ASAP.
You lie without shame
"The 8 year old girl was the target and likely the only target of value in that raid."
Now, link a news source.
Also
The 8 year old girl was the target
and
likely the only target of value in that raid
the 1st statement shows that you are sure. The second statement shows that you are unsure and are weasel words.
You must be very good at weasel words. You tell your GF that you love her, but you won't marry her. You must be a very convincing cad.
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