Leaving the Paris climate deal will take the U.S. years

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[Java4Jay]

Europe must make clear to the United States that quitting the Paris climate agreement is not a straightforward process, and that fully leaving the deal will take years, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Wednesday. "The Americans can't just leave the climate protection agreement. Mr. Trump believes that because he doesn't know the details."

In reality, it would take several years for the U.S. to extricate itself from the obligations that flow from having signed the agreement, the head of the European Union's executive arm added.

[Java4Jay]

More info - https://www.yahoo.com/news/european-commission-head-says-trump-doesnt-understand-paris-agreement-works-204640865.html

[RightGeek]

LOL, want to bet?

[Blood of Tyrants]

The US isn’t “obligated” to follow the treaty. It was never ratified and has no weight in the US.

[Principled]

What an idiot.

Watch us leave.

[Pinkbell]

The U.S.. doesn’t have to follow it, though, but why doesn’t Trump just pull out of he underlying U.N. Climate Agreement? That would get him out cold, wouldn’t it?

[Bubba_Leroy]

Nope. It was never ratified by the Senate, therefore the U.S. was never in it.

Obama made promises he couldn’t keep. As usual.

[DoughtyOne]

The U.N. and the E.U. write some pretty interesting language into their agreements. They’re gonna think Trump is obligated.

We don’t. Guess who wins. We do.

To heck with them.

[gunsequalfreedom]

So now we need their permission to leave it?

[steel_resolve]

Prexit? Clexit? Obamexit?

[DaxtonBrown]

It was never ratified. It has ZERO force of law.

[calenel]

They think they can get a huge “divorce settlement” from Brexit and they think they can get palimony from us. Just a bunch of stinkin’ parasites, like all socialists.

[DakotaGator]

In reality, it would take several years for the U.S. to extricate itself from the obligations that flow from having signed the agreement, the head of the European Union's executive arm added.

In reality, it takes a snap of the fingers. Evidently the head of the European Union's executive arm doesn't understand what it means to be a sovereign nation.

[Lysandru]

Here’s my response to Monsieur Juncker: Hide and watch sphincter-boy.

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

[DoughtyOne]

The E.U. lives in a constant dream state.

They have freakin terrorists on their land by choice.

We’re out E.U.

Grow up.

It’s over for us.

[Ray76]

Hey you Euro-weenie, there is no agreement.

[fortheDeclaration]

In other words, the US needs to keep paying.

[McGavin999]

Sorry, any treaty that involves taxpayer money has to be ratified by the Senate. The signature on your document is worthless

[brewcrew1965]

If the US doesn’t fulfill their obligations under this agreement, I want to know what the EU, UN, or any other entity thinks they can do about it.

The answer is nothing.