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German defense minister says Trump can't treat NATO like a business
Reuters ^ | November 10th, 2016 | by Erik Kirschbaum

Posted on 11/10/2016 7:21:40 PM PST by Mariner

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To: elpadre

I believe Donald said each member country must pay their fair share - no freeloaders


He did and the media hysteria was (and remains apparently) ridiculous.

Many of “our partners” in NATO have not paid their fair share for a really long time. It’s about time someone called them on it so in my mind, this is a good thing.

All this crap about Russia is stupid.


21 posted on 11/10/2016 7:31:53 PM PST by volunbeer (Clinton Cash = Proof of Corruption)
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To: Mariner

Now Ursula, you don’t want us coming over there, and kicking your sorry arses again do you?


22 posted on 11/10/2016 7:32:12 PM PST by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: max americana

23 posted on 11/10/2016 7:32:13 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Mariner

Shut up, Ursula, and make me a sammich.


24 posted on 11/10/2016 7:32:58 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Mariner

NATO has become just another globalist, statist, social engineering organization. Get the USA out


25 posted on 11/10/2016 7:33:20 PM PST by PGR88
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To: Sam Gamgee

We need military alliances. Putin would like nothing better than no-NATO.

But each member of the alliance needs to contribute fairly to it. Either with military forces, dollars or both.

I think this is all Trump is saying, and what the defense minister is trying to excuse or finesse by saying it’s “not a business.”


26 posted on 11/10/2016 7:33:37 PM PST by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: dfwgator

That picture says it all.


27 posted on 11/10/2016 7:34:08 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Mariner

Who gives a crap about Germany? They are creating a Muslim state in the heart of Europe. It seems that in 20 years, the U.S. and Russia will have top defend itself FROM a Muslim Germany.


28 posted on 11/10/2016 7:34:38 PM PST by montag813
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To: D-fendr

That is fine, but Turkey should not be a part of it.


29 posted on 11/10/2016 7:35:00 PM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: Mariner

I think you just upped the ante their pal.


30 posted on 11/10/2016 7:35:08 PM PST by McGruff (Do you know what day it is? It's Trumpday!)
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To: max americana


31 posted on 11/10/2016 7:35:10 PM PST by Chode (You Owe Them Nothing - Not Respect, Not Loyalty, Not Obedience, NOTHING! ich bin ein Deplorable...)
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To: Mariner
German defense minister says Trump can't treat NATO like a business

The arrogance of the left, thinking that they can tell everyone else what they can or cannot do.

32 posted on 11/10/2016 7:35:16 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: Mariner

Myopia is a disease. I do not think DJT is afflicted with it. As for the German Defense Minister . . . let us hope not.


33 posted on 11/10/2016 7:35:18 PM PST by Fester Chugabrew (Lock. Her. Up.)
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To: dfwgator

That’s a great image. Explains so much with just a picture.


34 posted on 11/10/2016 7:36:13 PM PST by TADSLOS (God Bless President-Elect Trump! God Bless the United States of America!)
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To: dfwgator
ya beat me
35 posted on 11/10/2016 7:36:18 PM PST by Chode (You Owe Them Nothing - Not Respect, Not Loyalty, Not Obedience, NOTHING! ich bin ein Deplorable...)
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To: Mariner
German defense minister says Trump can't treat NATO like a business

Bets ?

36 posted on 11/10/2016 7:36:20 PM PST by arthurus (Hillary is getting shaky)
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To: JPJones; All

“German defense minister says Trump can’t treat NATO like a business”

Sure he can...

The Germans aren’t paying their full rent, only partial.

Pay up, or get EVICTED.


37 posted on 11/10/2016 7:36:32 PM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: tomkat
these guys crack me up

Ursula von der Leyen is not a guy. She is another example of how far Germany has fallen. No NATO member country's defense minister should publicly speak so undiplomatically and unprofessionally. Perhaps her emotions got the better of her since her pal Hillary Clinton lost the election.
38 posted on 11/10/2016 7:37:08 PM PST by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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To: Mariner

Ursala is going to find out that she’s in no position to tell president elect Trump what to do.


39 posted on 11/10/2016 7:37:59 PM PST by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: Mariner

German defense minister says Trump can’t treat NATO like a business
Reuters ^ | November 10th, 2016 | by Erik Kirschbaum

Why not?


40 posted on 11/10/2016 7:40:53 PM PST by Cen-Tejas (it's the debt bomb stupid)
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