Posted on 11/07/2019 4:44:28 PM PST by Olog-hai
Germany greatly benefits from the rules-based global order and should do more to secure its success, German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said in a speech delivered Thursday at the Bundeswehr University in Munich.
Kramp-Karrenbauer noted that allies are increasingly asking for Berlin to play a proactive role in global security.
“A country of our size, with our economic and technological power, our geostrategic position and global interests, cannot just stand on the sidelines and watch,” she said. “Germany must participate in international debates and drive them forward.” […]
In an earlier interview with the Süddeutsche Zeitung, she urged Berlin to take an increasingly active role in military engagements abroad.
Germany must “openly deal with the fact that we, like every other country in the world, have our own strategic interests,” Kramp-Karrenbauer told the Süddeutsche Zeitung. …
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“A country of our size, with our economic and technological power, our geostrategic position and global interests, cannot just stand on the sidelines and watch,” she said. “Germany must participate in international debates and drive them forward.” […]
Yeah that worked out real well last time :)
No, 9-3, 4days each week, plus 34 national holidays and 4 weeks paid vacation each year.
Soft power not working out like you thought it would, Germany?
I’m surprised she didn’t mention invading Poland
This won’t go well.
What could possibly go wrong?
With that nation still in the EU, it’s as if they were already part of the empire they envision.
Trump has been pushing ALL NATO members to contribute their fair share (2% of their GDP). Germany is the worst offender. Maybe this is what the issue is.
Germany is the financial powerhouse behind the EU.
Wait, what happened?...
Heil Merkel!
Not without US help. No Marshall Plan, no Wirtschaftwunder.
Lord loves trinity. They tried it three times already and it failed miserably. Time to forget it.
Germany doesn’t have the equipment, the ships, the troops or the public support to pull any of these pipe dreams off.
Most of the population looks down on their own military.
Much of their equipment comes from us for free when it becomes obsolete. Die deutschen talk big but can’t back it up.
Too little, too late. Bye bye.
I hope.
Freekin’ parasites.
Sounds like that bit from Yes, Prime Minister where Sir Humphrey explains NATO.
I remember that time when military exercises were being held in Europe and the krauts withdrew their forces, as it would have meant overtime pay for them to continue. In the C-130 world, we considered a 12 hour day to be a short day. And that's in time of peace. The krauts have a totally hollow military. A battalion of Marines could completely crush the entire German army in short order.
Wow, who knew?
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