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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: af_vet_1981
guys in the generic usage, but I'd imagine you knew that.

Regardless, DJ sure has a knack of makin' the cockroaches scurry, ehh ?

41 posted on 11/10/2016 7:41:17 PM PST by tomkat
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To: volunbeer

Btw even Obama brought up this issue.


42 posted on 11/10/2016 7:41:58 PM PST by Eurotwit (The next president will either be an offensive, divisive, bigot with a bad haircut or Donald Trump)
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To: 2banana

I’m sick of bailing the EU out. Screw them. Always attended dinner parties with Socialists in the 90’s UK. They would bitch and moan about the USA all the frikkin’ time. I, fed up, said that NATO should be dissolved and restructured.

Absolute

silence.

They want the US there so they don’t have to pay.........but constantly bitch about the US. I’m over it. Withdraw. Let them fend for themselves.


43 posted on 11/10/2016 7:42:46 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (****happy dance****)
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To: Mariner
Von der Leyen advised Trump against getting too close to Russian President Vladimir Putin...

I would submit that if the purpose of NATO is to deter a war in Europe, a far better deterrent is the US being friends with Russia.

44 posted on 11/10/2016 7:44:46 PM PST by pepsi_junkie (ui)
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To: Mariner

Why not? The Kenyan did.


45 posted on 11/10/2016 7:44:47 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (A proud and defiant irredeemable deplorable!)
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To: pepsi_junkie

Folks told Reagan not to get too close to Gorby before he went to Rejkjavik.


46 posted on 11/10/2016 7:46:17 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Mariner

How much exactly does NATO contribute to US defense?


47 posted on 11/10/2016 7:46:52 PM PST by Shethink13
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To: tomkat
Yes :)

It is unprofessional for the head of the German military to speak about the President Elect of the United States in such a fashion.
48 posted on 11/10/2016 7:47:02 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

Get us out of NATO, and the UN, too. America can defend itself, they can defend themselves.


49 posted on 11/10/2016 7:48:49 PM PST by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: Mariner
Libs are always screaming about "paying your fair share".

Why shouldn't it apply to NATO?

50 posted on 11/10/2016 7:51:38 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: Mariner

“Trump can’t treat NATO like a business”

Sure we can. Once we get our own borders under control we’ll talk a contract to help the Euros. No more `Uncle Sugar’.


51 posted on 11/10/2016 7:52:42 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers, all armed conservatives)
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To: soycd

dilligaf? translation please.


52 posted on 11/10/2016 7:53:18 PM PST by txnativegop (Tired of liberals, even a few in my own family.)
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53 posted on 11/10/2016 7:53:53 PM PST by Milhous (Donald Trump supporter.)
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To: Mariner

So the Germans have a woman Defense Minister too? I guess there aren’t any men in Germany. For 70 years , we have been defending the countries that killed thousands of our soldiers at great expense to US taxpayers. Enough is enough.


54 posted on 11/10/2016 7:54:24 PM PST by txrefugee
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To: txnativegop

do i look like i give a f***


55 posted on 11/10/2016 7:56:28 PM PST by tomkat
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To: tomkat

thanks, I would never even have thought of that. lol


56 posted on 11/10/2016 7:57:25 PM PST by txnativegop (Tired of liberals, even a few in my own family.)
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To: Mariner

Trump should pull a Patton:

http://www.scrapbookpages.com/EasternGermany/Buchenwald/GeneralPatton.html


57 posted on 11/10/2016 7:57:35 PM PST by ameribbean expat
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To: txrefugee

NATO will have to negotiate just like Canada and Mexico want to on NAFTA.

Trump has the big guns and he has signaled he will use them..unlike pansy Obama.

We will withdraw if you don’t....

and it’s about time to do the same with the UN.


58 posted on 11/10/2016 7:57:53 PM PST by RummyChick (Trump Train Hobo TM Rummychick. Example - Ryan Romney Kasich. Quit trying to Jump on the Train)
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To: dfwgator

The Germans owe us about 1 Trillion dollars for the 50 year cold war.

And they pissed and moaned at us for the last 20 years of that one.


59 posted on 11/10/2016 7:59:07 PM PST by JPJones (George Washington's Tariffs were Patriotic. Build a Wall and Build a Wall of tariffs.)
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To: Chode

wow, is that real?


60 posted on 11/10/2016 8:00:06 PM PST by JPJones (George Washington's Tariffs were Patriotic. Build a Wall and Build a Wall of tariffs.)
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