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Germany Unleashes On Trump: He Has 'Weakened' The West
Business Insider - AFP ^ | 5-291-2017 | Damien Stroka, AFP

Posted on 05/29/2017 1:55:18 PM PDT by blam

Berlin (AFP) — Germany unleashed a volley of criticism Monday against US President Donald Trump, slamming his "short-sighted" policies that have "weakened the West" and hurt European interests.

The sharp words from Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel came after Trump concluded his first official tour abroad which took him to Saudi Arabia, Israel, Brussels and then Italy for a G7 summit.

They followed Chancellor Angela Merkel's warning on Sunday that the United States and Britain may no longer be completely reliable partners.

Germany's exasperation was laid bare after the G7 summit which wrapped up on Saturday with the US refusing so far to sign up to upholding the 2015 Paris climate accord.

Days earlier, in Saudi Arabia, Trump had presided over the single largest US arms deal in American history, worth $110 billion over the next decade and including ships, tanks and anti-missile systems.

Gabriel said Monday that "anyone who accelerates climate change by weakening environmental protection, who sells more weapons in conflict zones and who does not want to politically resolve religious conflicts is putting peace in Europe at risk".

"The short-sighted policies of the American government stand against the interests of the European Union," he said, judging that "the West has become smaller, at least it has become weaker".

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TOPICS: Germany; Russia
KEYWORDS: europe; germany; merkel; thewest; trump; trumpg7; trumpnato; trumpvisit
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To: SpaceBar

the days when it was good for Israel or anyone else to curse the germans has ended because such curses are quickly turning germany into a moslem country which does not benefit Israel, America or anyone else.


101 posted on 05/29/2017 3:47:37 PM PDT by ckilmer (q e)
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To: blam

....” policies that have “weakened the West” and hurt European interests....

Actually, marauding I “refugees” ha e done that.


102 posted on 05/29/2017 3:49:00 PM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not tired of Winning)
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To: eyeamok

On post 95, I got from a German translator site.
What ever it is in German she should follow advice.


103 posted on 05/29/2017 3:51:47 PM PDT by sweetiepiezer (Winning is not getting old.)
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To: blam

Gee, even worse than Germany fighting two world wars against Europe ? Shut up you stupid krauts. You are talking about the people who rebuilt Europe after you destroyed it.


104 posted on 05/29/2017 3:54:29 PM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: blam
Europe pay up or shut up, Idiots.
105 posted on 05/29/2017 3:56:46 PM PDT by Chgogal (I will NOT submit, therefore, Jihadists hate me.)
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To: sweetiepiezer

My wife read the other post and immediately said it was wrong, She lived Austria until she was 28 and that is how they would say it in Austrian German.


106 posted on 05/29/2017 3:56:49 PM PDT by eyeamok (destruction of government records.)
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To: blam

Germany unleashed a volley of criticism Monday against US President Donald Trump, slamming his “short-sighted” policies that have “weakened the West” and hurt European interests.


They say that as if it is a bad thing.

For too long the US has been an enabler for Europe. Because the US provided for their protection, Europeans could continue creating their Socialist Utopia.

They are running out of their own money, and more importantly their birthrate is declining. So they open their borders to Muslims.

Now they are discovering a President that is not part of their Global Elite and he is planning on cutting off the river of money flowing into Europe. Of course they hate him (and as all “victims” they blame others for their troubles.


107 posted on 05/29/2017 3:57:39 PM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (US out of the UN, UN out of the US)
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To: blam


108 posted on 05/29/2017 3:59:19 PM PDT by Chode (My job is not to represent the world. My job is to represent the United States of America-#45 DJT)
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To: blam

Translation: Smug Socialist Europe was always weak and needy, propped up only by US might, courage, and largess. Now they can stay weak and needy on their own, and not drag US down with them.

Bye-bye now.


109 posted on 05/29/2017 4:00:05 PM PDT by parisa
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To: Tucker39

After bo-hole,they were really counting on hildabeast.


110 posted on 05/29/2017 4:02:30 PM PDT by parisa
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To: blam
Only tells you that President Trump did the right thing.

Please remember that Obama also told the EU to pay up on several occasions and Merkel kissed his butt.

Merkel thinks she's president of the world...that's what she's got in common with Obama.

111 posted on 05/29/2017 4:03:57 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: blam

Loser mentality.


112 posted on 05/29/2017 4:04:32 PM PDT by petitfour (Appeal to Heaven)
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To: blam

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/eu-makes-controversial-weapons-sales-to-saudi-arabia-a-822288.html


113 posted on 05/29/2017 4:07:36 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: blam

If Trump is pissing Merkel off, then he’s doing something right.


114 posted on 05/29/2017 4:09:05 PM PDT by Darteaus94025 (Can't have a Liberal without a Lie)
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To: blam
Germany may have to re-think all that free healthcare the refugees they welcomed with open arms are getting.
115 posted on 05/29/2017 4:10:57 PM PDT by CaptainK (...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
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To: eyeamok

That is ok, I will have to be careful with these translator sites, did she say what I wrote? LOL


116 posted on 05/29/2017 4:11:24 PM PDT by sweetiepiezer (Winning is not getting old.)
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To: blam
Trump is short sighted and is weakening the west?

Then why are the Germans adopting a new national anthem - "Deutschland Deutschland unter Allah"?

117 posted on 05/29/2017 4:25:31 PM PDT by InABunkerUnderSF (Proudly deplorable since 2016 - BLOAT)
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To: Mamzelle
They were yukin' it up while DJT was raising he11 about them not paying their way and how he was tired of American tax payers getting rolled for their defense.

The blond is Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, President of Croatia.

118 posted on 05/29/2017 4:29:23 PM PDT by skimbell
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To: blam


Achtung the Muckhole

"I wanted Hillary!  Waaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

119 posted on 05/29/2017 4:58:22 PM PDT by Clearly Right (#NeverWrong...except occasionally on days named for pagan deities...)
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To: blam

Germany is a pagan nation. It has always been a pagan nation.
Church spires reaching unto the heavens doesn’t mean sh!t.


120 posted on 05/29/2017 5:04:29 PM PDT by Original Lurker
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