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Americanbychoice2

Posted on 04/10/2004 3:18:01 PM PDT by americanbychoice2

Irak: Schröders Entscheidung war richtig

Von CLAUS STRUNZ

Claus Strunz

Gerhard Schröder ist bisher erst selten durch visionäre Kraft in Erscheinung getreten. Auch gehört es nicht zu seinen hervorstechenden Eigenschaften, besonders prinzipientreu zu handeln. Es wird sich daher nie endgültig klären lassen, ob seine Entscheidung aus dem Jahr 2002, die Teilnahme am Irak-Krieg zu verweigern, bloße Wahltaktik war oder eine grundsätzliche Position. Eines steht inzwischen aber fest: Die Entscheidung des Bundeskanzlers war richtig.

Wer trotz fehlender Beweise an die Propaganda der USA geglaubt hat, Saddam verfüge über Massenvernichtungsmittel, weiß heute: Alles falsch! Wer die Mahner, die prognostizierten, dass im Irak ein zweites Vietnam drohe, in Schwarzmaler und Feiglinge klassifiziert hat, erkennt: Irrtum!

Indem Schröder Deutschland im angeblichen Krieg gegen den Terrorismus nicht an die vorderste Front im Irak geschickt hat, hat er seinem Land einen guten Dienst erwiesen. Dieser Aspekt seiner Kanzlerschaft droht im täglichen Streit um Reformen, Arbeitslosigkeit und Wirtschaftsaufschwung unterzugehen.

Die in der Innenpolitik triumphierende Union sollte angesichts der Kriegsbilder überprüfen, ob ihr eifriges Bekenntnis zur Politik des amerikanischen Präsidenten Deutschland dienlich war. Angela Merkel ist vermutlich ganz froh, dass Ostern ist und sie im Urlaub niemand danach fragen kann, ob sie dem Druck der USA nachgegeben und die Bundeswehr in den Irak geschickt hätte.

Um keine Missverständnisse aufkommen zu lassen: Es ist wichtig für Deutschland, mit den Amerikanern befreundet zu sein. Gerade deshalb könnte es aber auch richtig sein, mit George W. Bush nicht befreundet zu sein.

I will Translate this Garbage for you

Gerhard Schroeder has very seldom been on the stage because of his visionary prowess. He has also not shown many signs of principles. Therefore we will never know whether his decision to be against the war in Iraq was only Campaign rhetoric or basic principle. However, we know now, he was right. Whoever believed in the US propaganda in spite of the fact that there were no WMD's knows now: All was wrong!

Whoever criticised the warners who prophesized the second coming of Vietnam, as cowards is just wrong.

Since Schroeder did not send German troops into Iraq because of the supposed War on terror, he did our country a favor. However he may be losing those benefits because of the daily problems concerning Unemployment, poor economy and reforms.

The triumphant domestic policies of the UNION ( opposition) needs to be examined to see if their close alliance to the American President was right. Angela Merkel is undoubtedly happy that she is on Vacation and doesn't have to answer questions regarding her relations to the United States.

I don't want to invite any misunderstanding: It is important for Germany to be friends with Americans, but especially because of that it would be correct for us not to be friends with George W. Bush.

I read this kind of crap in every paper every day. It almost seems like they want to deflect attention away from their bankrupt domestic situation. That's one of many reasons I am an "Americanbychoice"


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany
KEYWORDS: antiamericanism; schroeder

1 posted on 04/10/2004 3:18:01 PM PDT by americanbychoice2
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To: americanbychoice2
Of course that should be German. Sorry, fat fingers and mad.
2 posted on 04/10/2004 3:19:11 PM PDT by americanbychoice2
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To: americanbychoice2
Same here in Sweden. However, if you follow FR and especially the threads from NY Slime, Washington Compost and CNN you notice that all the anti-US news actually originate from these sources of veracity and objectivity (/major sarcasm).

3 posted on 04/10/2004 3:39:35 PM PDT by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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To: americanbychoice2
I always thought Gerhard Schroeder vast ein bischer, and worse than that, he's selten durch. I don't think they even have any antibiotics for that.

4 posted on 04/10/2004 3:40:53 PM PDT by squarebarb ("You gotta learn to street-fight with these vermin." --- Michael Savage)
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