Germany fumes over McCain’s Merkel attack

TheLocal.de ^ | 02 May 2014 14:56 GMT+02:00 | (AFP)

[Olog-hai]

German lawmakers fumed on Friday over “vicious” criticism by senior US senators of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s stance on Ukraine ahead of talks she will hold with US President Barack Obama.

John McCain, a former Republican candidate for the White House, on Thursday accused Merkel of standing in the way of firmer measures against Russia over its actions in Ukraine due to Berlin’s lucrative business ties with Moscow.

“I would tell her that I am not surprised but embarrassed at their failure of leadership. They’re the leaders, they’re being governed by the industrial complex from Germany,” McCain said.

Republican Senator Jeff Sessions echoed the rebuke, saying there needed to be “a clearer, more focused, more unified position, and Germany is right there in the middle of it.” …

[grania]

I had a thought. Sterling is a senior with aging issues. He said something, ethnocentric (not racist) comments and he will be stripped of owning a basketball team. McCain is a senior with aging issues. He did outrageous things that have armed terrorists, abetting the invasion of the US, and caused mayham and death all over the globe. He's still a US Senator.

Huh?

[Hugin]

They’re the leaders, they’re being governed by the industrial complex from Germany,” McCain said.

As he pushes amnesty for the Chamber of Commerce.

[lee martell]

I agree. McCain unleashed, is very dangerous for America.

[pierrem15]

It may be McCain, but he’s essentially correct: much of Germany’s foreign policy is bought and paid for by Putin— after all you have a former German chancellor and Foreign Minister on the board of Gazprom already— how many other German businesses, officials and media types are on Putin’s payroll?