Germany Unleashes On Trump: He Has 'Weakened' The West

Business Insider - AFP ^ | 5-291-2017 | Damien Stroka, AFP

[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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[kabar]

The same trend is occurring here. We are an aging population with a massive national debt of $20 trillion and an unfunded liability of over $100 trillion in the form of our entitlement programs. We will double our population over 65 in the next 15 years and one out of five will be over 65.

[Williams]

Yes and God forbid they should promote family growth policies to solve the population problem. But I guess once you forget you are even a nation it doesn’t matter who lives there. So “Germany” could be filled with Indonesians it’s all the same to them.

[Mamzelle]

When Germany surrenders to the jihadis—why should we pay to defend them from Russia? Islam is worse than Putin.

[kabar]

There are rising nationalist movements throughout Europe, including Germany. They are fed up with the globalists who are destroying their national identity. These immigrants and refugees are not assimilating. This problem will only grow and will cause increasing civil unrest and violence.

[Disestablishmentarian]

>>Anyone who opposes their new religion is a heretic<<

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As I see it, their globalist-environmentalist-socialist philosophy is pure SATANIC FALSE RELIGION.

We MUST oppose it.

[jonrick46]

When you suck everything out of your nation for your socialist agenda and leave scraps for your nation’s defense, does the United States carry your water? With $trillions in debt because of socialism, America has to trim their foreign aid.

[Vlad The Inhaler]

[Mamzelle]

What was the joke? Who’s the simpering blonde, BTW?

[Kid Shelleen]

Merkel blasting Trump is yet another vindication for Trump voters.

[GnuThere]

Exactly, what does he think he’s gonna do, follow Trump around the world to neutralize him? If Obama visits POTUS’s next destination before or during the same time frame, he needs to be called out on it. Not that he’ll care.

[silverleaf]

They are acting like teenagers who were told “ Get a job and pay for it yourself”

[Gay State Conservative]

Germany is not “the West.” Germany has never been “the West.” Germany has sought the destruction of “the West” in two major wars in the last century. Germany, in its globalist ambition, seeks the destruction of “the West.”

It's worse than that...it's not just through two World Wars that Germany has been trying to destroy Europe.Funny that voters would elect an EAST German as leader and seem to approve whole-heartedly of her policies over the last couple of years.

[armourenthusiast]

"They were really counting on being able to gouge the U.S. for all kinds of money for phony balony carbon credits, etc. But that old meanie Trump; already wise to the scam; said ixnay to it and gave Ms. Merkel a wedgie just to emphasize his point."

I have to say MAGA !!

[drypowder]

Soros told him to say that

[chimera]

Well, they did support a fair number of deterrent forces in the Cold War years. The Pershing IIs were at least a reasonable attempt to counter the Soviet SS20s. Sure, there were the usual rogue's gallery of protestors and peaceniks and eventually the missiles were removed when the Soviet state collapsed, but for awhile we had at least a modicum of credible deterrent in Western Europe. We also had any number of bases there that gave us a forward presence both in ground forces and air power.

While not being a huge military presence in the NATO lineup, W. Germany did provide us basing options which were valuable given the likely route that a Soviet land invasion might have taken. On balance, it was probably to our advantage to have those facilities available to us. Better that than nothing.

[Ms Mable]

Germany Unleashes On Trump: He Has ‘Weakened’ The West
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Translation: Trump Has ‘Weakened’ The West Progressives of advancing Germany’s way of thinking. And.... we liked Obie’s “I know nothing” policy. Trump seems to know and understand way too much.

[ckilmer]

this is actually quite good. If germany thinks they’ll have to go it alone—then they will pony up more for defense. and maybe some guys will figure out how to run that country.

[bgill]

A German friend says Germany can’t make it economically without US bases and civilian jobs. Time for Trump to destroy every base and bring back our troops. With friends like this, we don’t need enemies.