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‘We can’t beat ISIS with military means’: Germany
TheLocal.de ^ | 16 Nov 2015 11:31 GMT+01:00 | Tom Barfield

Posted on 11/16/2015 6:45:39 AM PST by Olog-hai

The fight against ISIS will not be won with military action but by bringing an end to the civil war in Syria around the negotiating table, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Monday.

"We stand before the dilemma that the battle against ISIS must be continued, but everyone also knows that in the end the battle against terrorism can't be won militarily," Steinmeier told journalists as he arrived at an EU foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels.

"I personally remain convinced that... we will only move forward in the Middle East if, above all, we work energetically on those questions which can lead to a de-escalation of the conflict in Syria," he said. ...

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: beneficialcrisis; containment; daesh; dhimmitude; euarmy; eumilitary; europeanunion; eussr; france; holywar; isil; isis; islam; islamevil; islamicstate; jihad; merkel; paris; rop; schengen; steinmeier; worldwar3
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1 posted on 11/16/2015 6:45:39 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

“We can’t” is the sound of defeat at all costs.


2 posted on 11/16/2015 6:47:36 AM PST by TheStickman
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To: Olog-hai

3 posted on 11/16/2015 6:48:00 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (Illegal journalists driving down press wages would be reported as an economic calamity. ~ Cruz)
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To: TheStickman

“...but everyone also knows that in the end the battle against terrorism can’t be won militarily”

I guess I missed that lecture.


4 posted on 11/16/2015 6:48:44 AM PST by BlueStateRightist (Government is best which governs least.)
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To: Olog-hai

One Worlder being impotent. It’s what they do.


5 posted on 11/16/2015 6:49:00 AM PST by Psalm 144 (Je suis Charles Martel.)
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To: Olog-hai
Yes, you can. Kill them all. When your enemy is dead, it reduces their operational effectiveness to zero.

If you don't have the stomach for it, if you cannot do what is necessary, perhaps Germany needs better leadership.

6 posted on 11/16/2015 6:49:12 AM PST by ThunderSleeps (Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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To: Olog-hai

And you will NEVER beat them by demographic means either!


7 posted on 11/16/2015 6:49:12 AM PST by CMB_polarization
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To: Olog-hai

Germany must make plans to submit or die.


8 posted on 11/16/2015 6:49:44 AM PST by G Larry (ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS impose SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL Immigrants.)
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To: Olog-hai

Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany is as dense as Merkle and Obama.


9 posted on 11/16/2015 6:49:51 AM PST by kagnew
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To: Olog-hai

Mygosh. If OTHER COUNTRIES hadn’t ended Nazism by military means, Germans would still be goose-stepping!


10 posted on 11/16/2015 6:50:03 AM PST by grania
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To: Olog-hai

Sounds like Steinmeier needs a big fat dose of STFU.


11 posted on 11/16/2015 6:50:25 AM PST by Thorliveshere
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“Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany is as dense as Merkle and Obama.”

They are not dense, they are malevolent.


12 posted on 11/16/2015 6:51:04 AM PST by Psalm 144 (Je suis Charles Martel.)
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To: TheStickman

This premise is totally wrong. ISIS will not engage in any treaties, cease fires, elections, councils or any other government agreements.


13 posted on 11/16/2015 6:52:10 AM PST by Rona Badger (Heeds the calling wind.)
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To: Psalm 144

Building the “New World Order” is much more important and dealing with ‘climate change’ to build it is much more important.

Even after 9/11, the nation at the root of the terrorism, Saudi Arabia was ignored because of its economic importance to the NWO.


14 posted on 11/16/2015 6:52:10 AM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: Uncle Miltie

Now that’s the kind of climate change we need.


15 posted on 11/16/2015 6:52:24 AM PST by McGruff (Trump-Cruz 2016. Make America Great Again.)
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To: Psalm 144

“The fight against ISIS will not be won with military action but by bringing an end to the civil war in Syria around the negotiating table, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Monday.”

This has nothing to do with Syria. If Libya hasn’t told us anything, then shame on the world. Assad is the last defense against ISIS and his departure will grant ISIS unfettered access across the middle east.

No, deport them and those who are caught and turn out to be ISIS kill without prejudice.


16 posted on 11/16/2015 6:53:34 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Time for a global crusades. If we do not act, this is only the beginning.)
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To: Olog-hai

The fighting spirit of the Norsemen has been bred out.


17 posted on 11/16/2015 6:53:40 AM PST by Old Sarge
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To: Olog-hai

He does have the key. They have only been working normally on de-escalation. If they work energetically on de-escalation, peace will prevail.


18 posted on 11/16/2015 6:54:08 AM PST by Rennes Templar
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To: Olog-hai

and this is why ISIS was able to attack Paris... and will attack other cities...


19 posted on 11/16/2015 6:54:58 AM PST by latina4dubya (when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
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To: Olog-hai

The hell they can’t. Use the military and a list to go door to door. Total Islamic eviction WILL solve the problem. For all of us.


20 posted on 11/16/2015 6:54:59 AM PST by ClearBlueSky (Whenever someone says it's not about Islam- it's about Islam. That death cult must be eradicated.)
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