Just like the good old days.
Posted on 07/31/2017 6:38:16 AM PDT by Olog-hai
The German Economy Minister Brigitte Zypries on Monday slammed the latest round of US sanctions against Russia as being “against international law.”
The planned new US sanctions are set to hit German and European companies which have business interests in Russia.
“We see that as being against international law, plain and simple,” Zypries, of the Social Democrats (SPD), told the Funke Mediengruppe.
“The Americans can’t punish German companies because they have business interests in another country.”
The Economy Minister said that she did not want this to be the start of a trade war with the US, but emphasized that Germany had repeatedly asked Washington not to deviate from the common western sanctions policy against Russia. …
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Si, Se puede Funke - why don't you guys sell some more stuff to Saddam Hussien oh wait.
So now the USA cannot do what is in its OWN best interest?? The pigs begin to squeal....
Germany is as much an enemy as ISIS.
The irony of Congress starting trade wars with Europe in the era of Trump shouldn’t be lost on anyone. Funny enough if they actually followed Trump’s proposals instead their country may have actually had some benefits go along with the new dynamics
Frau Merkel is welcoming as many invading hordes as possible.
Sanctions against Russia is the least of Germany’s problems.
Oh the irony. Various members of Congress have slammed Trump for being nationalist, and America First, and “threatening” various trade agreements; now Congress is on the verge of starting a trade war with Germany and undoubtedly, the larger EU.
Congress is saying....well President Trump signed it...not us.
Of course everyone knows that Germany and the EU only upholds Russian sanctions they like. Hypocrits!
Which is why I'm inclined to think the EU was involved in the dirty dossier, either instead of or along with Russia.
> So, a bloated old Nazi in a pant suit is gonna tell the U.S. who we can and can’t do business with? Merkel is a real comedienne. <
In Merkel’s defense, for the past 10 years she’s been telling Europe what to do. So giving orders to the U.S. was probably just an automatic reflex action on her part.
The difference here, of course, is that most of Europe (Western Europe, anyway) responds to Merkel orders with a hearty “Ja!”. She won’t be hearing that from Trump.
1. There is no international law.
2. exactly what are the sanctions against Russia?
Time to reduce our Nato budget. Let the Germans pay more.
Just like the good old days.
It is ironic. All these globalist free trade Senators crying about Trump starting a trade war and they do it in one swoop.
Merkel does not like that the U.S. sanctions are stronger and broader than the EU let Obama have. The Germans don’t like it shown that they are actually weak when it comes to sanctions on Russia. Why? They didn’t heed Ronald Reagan’s warning and got deeply into bed with Russia on fuels for energy. Russia can make winters in many western European countries down right miserable if they were to chose to.
AND, the EC is threatening to force countries such as Hungary, who refused these scum early on, to now take them, or else!! I hope Hungary et al. tells them to shove it!!
Also, with one action Germany and the greater Europe is not being heard defending Russian against the United States. Brilliant Congress! Trump should veto this crap and keep his hands off this silly policy
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