Germany rebuffs Obama's advice on euro crisis

AP ^ | June 25, 2012 | Staff

[C19fan]

Germany's finance minister is rejecting U.S. President Barack Obama's calls on Europe to move faster in fighting its debt crisis, telling him to get the American deficit under control instead.

Wolfgang Schaeuble told public broadcaster ZDF in an interview late Sunday that "people are always very quick at giving others advice."

He says: "Mr. Obama should first of all take care of reducing the American deficit, which is higher than in the eurozone."

[C19fan]

Wow!! Go Germany! Memo to Obama: Don't piss off the Germans. The French learned the hard way the costs of prodding the Germans.

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[wolfman23601]

WTF? Are you an American?

[agere_contra]

Are you French?

Go for it Germany!

[wolfman23601]

I’m American and this is an American board.

[wolfman23601]

And what exactly do you want Germany to “go for”? You want them to attack the US because we temporarily have a bufoon in the Oval Office?

[Brad’s Gramma]

Wow!! WTG!!!

Someone put Barry in his place. Heh

[dfwgator]

Yep, I’m even rooting for Die Mannschaft to take the Euro 2012 title. Even more delicious since the other Final Four teams are PIIGS (Portugal, Italy and Spain), and they’ve already beaten Greece.

[Sarajevo]

Obama's advise?

Who would take the advise of a 'community organizer"?

[Sarajevo]

I’m American and this is an American board.

Actually, this IS an international board. FR posters live in many different countries.