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‘We can’t beat ISIS with military means’: Germany
TheLocal.de ^ | 16 Nov 2015 11:31 GMT+01:00 | Tom Barfield

Posted on 11/16/2015 6:45:39 AM PST by Olog-hai

The fight against ISIS will not be won with military action but by bringing an end to the civil war in Syria around the negotiating table, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Monday.

"We stand before the dilemma that the battle against ISIS must be continued, but everyone also knows that in the end the battle against terrorism can't be won militarily," Steinmeier told journalists as he arrived at an EU foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels.

"I personally remain convinced that... we will only move forward in the Middle East if, above all, we work energetically on those questions which can lead to a de-escalation of the conflict in Syria," he said. ...

(Excerpt) Read more at thelocal.de ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: beneficialcrisis; containment; daesh; dhimmitude; euarmy; eumilitary; europeanunion; eussr; france; holywar; isil; isis; islam; islamevil; islamicstate; jihad; merkel; paris; rop; schengen; steinmeier; worldwar3
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To: Olog-hai

Morons, and why in English?

21 posted on 11/16/2015 6:55:17 AM PST by McGruff (Trump-Cruz 2016. Make America Great Again.)
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To: Olog-hai
‘We can’t beat ISIS with military means’: Germany

I disagree. I think that this would go a LONG way toward stopping these animals:


22 posted on 11/16/2015 6:55:55 AM PST by The Sons of Liberty ( Kill 'em all, Let GOD sort 'em out!)
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To: Olog-hai

Maybe Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier should get hold of some of the anti partisan manuals from 70 years ago as to how to handle terrorists? The Germans of today are nothing like the ones the allies fought in the early 40’s. We managed to turn them into NYC liberals. :)


23 posted on 11/16/2015 6:58:03 AM PST by Bringbackthedraft (In the words of Oliver Hardy; "Another fine mess you have gotten us into.")
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To: Olog-hai

What part of “we only want to kill you” do this people not understand?


24 posted on 11/16/2015 6:58:14 AM PST by Pietro
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To: Olog-hai

Um..
You could stop letting them cross your borders YOU IDGIT!!


25 posted on 11/16/2015 6:58:19 AM PST by goodnesswins (hey..Wussie Americans....ISIS is coming. Are you ready?)
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To: McGruff

Reminds me of the scene in Independence Day of the liberal asshats welcoming the aliens on the top of a skyscraper...right before the aliens wipe out the city.


26 posted on 11/16/2015 6:58:30 AM PST by JenB987 (I'm still an American and 'til they take that away from me there's no day ruined. - El Rushbo)
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To: Rennes Templar

Define “de-escalation” in this context.


27 posted on 11/16/2015 6:59:11 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Uncle Miltie

Yeah.... I think a few of those strategically placed goes a long way to defeating ISIS.


28 posted on 11/16/2015 7:00:38 AM PST by kjam22
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To: Olog-hai

Really? Seriously? So like as Madonna said: “Only Way to Stop Terrorism is to ‘Love Unconditionally,’ Keep Having ‘Fun’...


29 posted on 11/16/2015 7:00:54 AM PST by SkyDancer ("Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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To: Olog-hai

But they can kill you, militarily.


30 posted on 11/16/2015 7:02:46 AM PST by mom.mom
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To: Olog-hai

Call upon the Evil Jin of “Vlad Tepes” to help ypu.


31 posted on 11/16/2015 7:02:55 AM PST by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: Olog-hai

Sometimes I leave my /Sar tag off....


32 posted on 11/16/2015 7:06:48 AM PST by Rennes Templar
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To: Olog-hai; nathanbedford

Up until Friday night, a core belief that nothing can be accomplished “by military means” has been a requirement for a leadership position in Germany, whether political, social, media, or educational - maybe even for advancement in the Bundeswehr.

Perhaps that will change. It’s hard to believe that, after the amazing recovery between 1945 and 2015, that Germany will now disappear.

I’m old enough to have known Germans who, after a couple of beers, would opine that the years between 1935-1942 were the best years of their lives.

The future of Europe hinges on what the 18-25 year olds believe about themselves and their homeland. About that, I know nothing.


33 posted on 11/16/2015 7:07:04 AM PST by Jim Noble (Diseases desperate grown Are by desperate appliance relieved Or not at al)
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To: Uncle Miltie

That would work ... just make sure to pop it off DOWNwind of Israel. I don’t want to slime them with the fallout.


34 posted on 11/16/2015 7:07:55 AM PST by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: SkyDancer

Why isn’t this skanky moron- and others like her- on a plane to Syria to put some lovin’ on them for world peace? Love Missionaries to Muslim countries- what’s stopping them from going...hmmm??


35 posted on 11/16/2015 7:08:53 AM PST by ClearBlueSky (Whenever someone says it's not about Islam- it's about Islam. That death cult must be eradicated.)
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To: Rennes Templar

I had a feeling it was bubbling to the surface. Thanks.


36 posted on 11/16/2015 7:11:08 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Germany couldn’t beat Luxembourg with military means. They’ve let their military deteriorate so badly.


37 posted on 11/16/2015 7:12:10 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: G Larry
Germany must make plans to submit or die.

That is in their playbook - the Koran.

Sura (9:29) - "Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, even if they are of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued."

38 posted on 11/16/2015 7:12:15 AM PST by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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To: kjam22
If the Frogs were serious, they'd dust off their force de frappe and test one of those over Raqqa right now.
39 posted on 11/16/2015 7:16:37 AM PST by bassmaner (Hey commies: I am a' white male, and I am guilty of NOTHING! Sell your 'white guilt' elsewhere.)
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To: DoodleDawg
Germany couldn’t beat Luxembourg with military means. They’ve let their military deteriorate so badly

The true state of the Bundeswehr land forces is unknown.

It's probably true that most of the heldenblut went into the earth at Stalingrad and therefore wasn't passed along, but you never know.

What goes on in the heads of Germany's junior officers? The world wonders.

40 posted on 11/16/2015 7:17:23 AM PST by Jim Noble (Diseases desperate grown Are by desperate appliance relieved Or not at al)
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