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Merkel, Challenger: No German Part in Syria Strike (No "Red Line" for Germany)
abc ^ | 9/1/2013 | AP

Posted on 09/01/2013 2:08:48 PM PDT by tobyhill

Chancellor Angela Merkel and her challenger in Germany's upcoming election have both said they wouldn't participate in military action against Syria.

Merkel said that "Germany will not participate" in a military strike as she faced center-left rival Peer Steinbrueck during a televised debate Sunday before the Sept. 22 vote.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Germany; Israel; News/Current Events; Russia; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: angelamerkel; germany; iran; israel; lebanon; maheralassad; merkel; obamasyriawar; peersteinbrueck; russia; thebrotherdidit; unitedkingdom; waronterror
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To: tennmountainman

I don’t know who they are but Kerry said “It’s more than a few.”


21 posted on 09/01/2013 4:24:20 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican (".....Barrack, and the horse Mohammed rode in on.")
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To: dfwgator

I just finished reading “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich”. When Hitler moved in to Czechoslovakia, he had five division facing France’s 100 + divisions. If France had reacted to Hitler’s violations of the agreements and invaded Germany, Shirer contends that the Nazi government and Hitler would have fallen.

How did the fall of France save Europe from going Bolshevik?


22 posted on 09/01/2013 4:47:22 PM PDT by Maine Mariner
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To: dfwgator

Better send him, Angie could drink Barry under the table.


23 posted on 09/01/2013 4:50:50 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
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To: tennmountainman

no, France backed off...


24 posted on 09/02/2013 4:48:11 AM PDT by Cronos
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To: Saltmeat
The gas is by the al-qaeda "rebels", not Assad

Assad is winning the conventional war against Alqaeda, why would he jeopardise this by using gas?

No, it is the alqaeda jihadi opposition who are doing this

Assad is evil, but he's a pussycat compared to the alternative fighting him. He at least protects the 10 to 15% of Syria that is Christian, while the opposition defiles churchs

Germany doesn't want to get involved in Obama's war - why should Americans either? It's Obama's war for his sunni jihadi friends

25 posted on 09/02/2013 4:54:49 AM PDT by Cronos
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To: Saltmeat

“It is time for us to tell Germany that they are on their own and we are going to bring our military personnel and material home.”

There’s not much left to bring home and we still need these strategic bases. Where do you think we run our entire supply chain to our troops in the middle east from ? Ever heared from a place called Ramstein AFB ? And where do you think we take care of our wounded troops from the middle east ? Ever heard of Landstuhl ERMC ? Where do you think we organize our entire foreign SIGINT in Europe, Africa and the middle east ? Ever heard about Darmstadt ? Nothing we could give up easily. No other country in the world beside Japan would grant us so many privilleges on their own soil. Giving up these important bases in such a perfect strategic location would be dumb and stupid.


26 posted on 09/06/2013 5:03:56 PM PDT by SgtBilko
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