Posted on 12/03/2019 4:28:23 PM PST by Olog-hai
A majority of Germans are in favor of reducing Germany’s reliance on the United States militarily, according to a YouGov poll commissioned by the German news agency DPA.
According to the poll, 55% of Germans believe that European members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should protect themselves from an attack without US help. In addition, a majority of poll participants believe the US should partially (23%) or completely (26%) withdraw its 30,000 troops stationed in Germany.
Conversely, 54% said NATO should work more closely with Russia rather than relying on deterrence. Meanwhile, 37% are for lifting sanctions against Russia relating to its conflict with Ukraine on the Crimean Peninsula, while 34% are against lifting such sanctions. […]
Merkel said last week that Germany is not in a position to defend itself alone. She also vowed to increase Germany’s defense spending to the NATO target of 2% of its gross domestic product “by the 2030s.” …
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Good!
Merkel is a Russian Spy
Go for it Germany! But what are you going to do when Czar Vlad shuts off your natural gas supply?
It would explain a lot of her actions....
I’m not saying next year or even 5 years from now.
But sooner or later that crazy country is going to be at war with some country or other, probably one that doesn’t bend to its EU agenda.
Of course i could be completely wrong.
Are the 30,000 troops there to have closer access to other parts of the world?
What is the rationale for having Americans there?
I’m not sure so I figured I asked.
Still Russia as the reason?
I have said it a lot of times on this site.
Close all the bases in Germany and move them to either England or Poland in the old east Prussian region. The Poles have already said they’ll BUILD US military bases and PAY for much of it.
The old East Prussian region would poke the Germans right in the eye.
It’s about time!
Ya!
Yep, let’s move the troops to Poland.
Honestly, the Russian “threat” pales in comparison to their growing Muslim population. In 50 years, Germany won’t be German anymore. Ditto with a lot of Western Europe. Central and Eastern Europe (including Russia) might be okay because they are not infected with Political Correctness. At some point, the old Eastern Bloc might have to come to their rescue.
Good.
I’d bet that German schools don’t trach about how the US has helped Germany. For instance, I’d wager that the Marshall Plan or the Berlin Airlift are not even mentioned.
Excellent. We are in agreement then.
Hey fine with me.
They’ll go after Britain again. And the limeys no longer have a Navy of much capability.
The U.S. has a military presence in Germany to protect the rest of Europe from Germany.
So there you have it...COLLUSION!.. I guess that would be the President’s fault ,that the Heinies would want to work more closely with Russia!
Go for it Europeans. Rely on yourselves for self-defense.
Ok. Now, what social programs are you willing to cut to fund the increase in funding you’ll be needing for self-defense?
By all means, go for it and get off our backs. Let’s bring back all the American troops stationed in Germany. Europe is going to eventually become Muslim anyway.
“The U.S. has a military presence in Germany to protect the rest of Europe from Germany”.
Is Germany a threat militarily or financially?
So there you have it...COLLUSION!.. I guess that would be the President’s fault ,that the Heinies would want to work more closely with Russia!
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