Posted on 08/24/2017 7:54:45 AM PDT by TigerClaws
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany has warned the United States that Berlin would not necessarily take the side of Washington in a potential war against North Korea, saying the two sides of the conflict on the Korean Peninsula had better seek a diplomatic solution and avoid direct military confrontation.
If a military conflict erupts between the United States and North Korea, Merkel said on Wednesday, Germany would not automatically take the side of Washington. Berlin and other members of the European Union are in favor of a peaceful solution, she added.
Merkel said resorting to military action to overcome the standoff between the United States and North Korea was absolutely wrong. She urged the international community to do more to resolve the crisis.
“We should do more ... We cannot simply insist on a diplomatic solution while we sit and do nothing,” she said at an event organized by the Handelsblatt business daily. Much to the dismay of Washington and its allies in Asia, North Korea tested two intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) last month to show its military capability to target the mainland United States. Washington responded by engineering some tough international sanctions on Pyongyang. The tit-for-tat reactions then continued earlier this month, when US President Donald Trump threatened the North with “fire and fury” the world had never seen and Pyongyang said it had plans for firing four missiles, less-sophisticated than the ICBM, to waters near the US Pacific island of Guam.
The United States and South Korea are now in the middle of a massive military exercise, which the North has designated as “reckless behavior,” which could further complicate the situation and drive it into an "uncontrollable phase of nuclear war."
I’ll take ‘What is NATO?’ for $200.
This ####ing ####.
And that our letter #### means what you think it is.
If I didn’t have three bottles of Italian white in me, I’d really lash into her, but under the circumstances, i might lose my account.
That ####ing #### traitor left wing communist East Germany spy POS #### #### b.tch.
Hey, Frau Meister .... we have been negotiating since 1953 ... where in the hell have you been...
Yes.
Merkel, go screw yourself and all of Germany too while you are at it. Wait a minute, you did that already.
Not a problem.
Just remember what happened last time you were not on the same side...
So much for NATO....Trump WAS RIGHT AGAIN...................
US to Germany (Europe) we will not takes sides when the Muslims rise up and begin killing you all. Perhaps they will stop if you say please.
So Merkel must be fine with a nutcase having nuclear weapons.
Wait a minute! ... she already thinks the world has a nutcase (Trump) with nuclear weapons. :-)
Sounds like she is being kept way out of the loop.
“better seek a diplomatic solution”
Well, we’ve been doing that for decades. I’m thinking it hasn’t really worked out real well. Look where we are. She has a short historical memory......in more than one way.
Germany is being run by a psychotic. Any worries about nuclear proliferation? At this rate any terror group will be able to get their hands on nukes.
Doesn’t matter. She has nothing to contribute any way.
Wow. She’s messed up.
We were so counting on Germans in the Pacific theater to provide...
Wait
Wait
Recalculating
I’m OK with this. I’ve seen Germany’s prior efforts in world wars. Not really a fan.
She must be getting LOTS OF MOOLAH for her political posturing...follow the $$$...she‘s someones b%%%h
Apparently Chancellor Merkel thinks she is still dealing with Usurper Obama.
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