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Germany stresses defense of Baltics after Trump comments
TheLocal.de ^ | 22 Jul 2016 15:39 GMT+02:00 | (AFP)

Posted on 07/22/2016 9:17:26 AM PDT by Olog-hai

Germany on Friday stressed its promise to protect its NATO allies after White House hopeful Donald Trump called the commitment into question.

“The German government is fundamentally committed to Article Five of the NATO treaty. That is the central promise of solidarity within the alliance,” Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman Steffen Seibert told reporters when asked about Trump’s remarks.

“Collective defense according to Article Five is and remains the main duty of NATO,” Seibert added, noting that the pledge had once again been renewed at a NATO summit this month in Warsaw. …

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; Politics/Elections; Russia
KEYWORDS: 2016issues; 2016rncconvention; baltics; bhorussia; eussr; nato; putin; trump; trumpforeignpolicy
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To: Olog-hai

Nuke Mecca. Call it a ‘Bad shoot’ :-)

Close all the mosques here and deport anyone who wont blaspheme the prophet (piss be upon him). Islam is a political philosophy, not a religion and does not deserve the protection of the first amendment.


61 posted on 07/22/2016 4:21:51 PM PDT by RedStateRocker (Better questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.)
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To: RedStateRocker

Agreed. We do have to do it right.


62 posted on 07/22/2016 4:32:58 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

EU will probably “defend” the Baltics by relocating millions of muslims there. Ultimately, the Russian threat will turn out to be a sham argument.


63 posted on 07/28/2016 9:14:40 AM PDT by CMB_polarization
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To: RedStateRocker

I would SEND migrants to Mecca with a one-way ticket, bill the Saudis and demand that they settle and employ them.


64 posted on 07/28/2016 9:15:37 AM PDT by CMB_polarization
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To: Olog-hai

I don’t agree with this but here’s an article discussing immigration to the Baltics - EU and certain elements within the Baltics appear to be pushing this -

[I wouldn’t mind retiring to the part of Lithuania my grandmother came from, she was polish/lutheran.]

“Why Baltics should take in refugees”

http://www.baltictimes.com/lithuania__latvia__and_estonia_should_accommodate_refugees_the_best_way_they_know_how/


65 posted on 07/28/2016 9:31:59 AM PDT by CMB_polarization
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