Oh, really? Is that as bad as invading Poland?
Posted on 04/03/2020 11:26:11 PM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom
Germany accuses the US of 'modern day piracy' for seizing a shipment of medical equipment - as French officials claim they were forced to fight with American buyers for millions of masks on a Chinese tarmac
The United States allegedly 'confiscated' 200,000 3M masks that Germany had ordered for their medical workers
Berlin officials blasted the US, with one claiming President Trump is showing 'a lack of solidarity' with other countries caught up in the coronavirus pandemic
It comes after two French officials alleged that they were outbid by Americans on millions of medical masks in China; the US has denied that allegation
Trump has been desperately trying to secure medical equipment for American healthcare workers as COVID-19 cases surpassed 250,000 in the US
However, Germany and France have also been hit hard by the outbreak, with tens of thousands of their citizens also sickened by the contagious virus
The United States has angered Germany and France after allegedly seizing millions of masks set to be shipped to the European nations amid the coronavirus crisis.
On Friday, German officials hit out at America for 'intercepting' 200,000 masks they had ordered from a 3M factory in China.
As 3M is an American-owned company, the US was able to 'confiscate' the shipment of special FFP2 and FFP3 masks which were on their way to healthcare workers battling the COVID-19 outbreak in Berlin.
'We consider that an act of modern piracy,' Berlin's interior minister Andreas Geisel blasted.
'You don't treat your transatlantic partners like that,' he is further quoted as saying in The Financial Times.
Geisel called on Germany's government to 'press the US to stick to international rules', while Berlin's mayor accused President Trump of 'lacking solidarity' following the seizure of the shipment.
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What did Germany or France do to help their neighbor Italy? Nada. Crickets.
That’s what they get for bombing Pearl Harbor. </blutarsky>
Very true.
Oh, really? Is that as bad as invading Poland?
They ripped their mouth away from the American nipple long enough to say nasty things about us. I’m having a hard time think of anything Germany has ever done for us.
You want solidarity? Ask your buddies in the EU for help. All of them have gone full-on nationalist, so it’s really hypocritical of them. They were also confiscating products moving through Germany, meant for another country; I think Switzerland.
What a mess.
This is so rich ...
Just two weeks ago, Germany & France, which have placed an embargo on exports of protective equipment, seized Duty Free shipments bound for Switzerland and have only recently agreed to allow them through. Germany also blocked the export of such equipment from US Companies (3M) and seized the supplies for their own use.
But let’s ignore that and bash the US once again, eh?
Wrong. A TOTALLY AWESOME act of modern piracy.
Well we do have a bigger navy./s
And they know they can’t outbid us. We have the World’s Largest Credit Card.
A creit card with no limit.
Lol. German Obama lovers.
Thank you President Trump.
What a difference a month makes
https://news.yahoo.com/germany-faces-backlash-neighbors-over-130515949.html
France and Germany have angered America.
For the last 40 years.
These boys have to blame the US as they dare not blame China, China sells chep chep chep or to the highest bidder.
Until it is in your hands, it isn’t yours.
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