Posted on 09/03/2005 5:03:46 AM PDT by Lukasz
At the yesterdays extraordinary meeting of Social Democratic Party (SPD), German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said SPD will go to elections independently and put forward Russia as a key foreign policy partner of Germany. SPD met in Berlin for a day yesterday, August 31, 2005. The highlight was parliamentary elections to be held on September 18, one year ahead of the schedule. Even before the meeting was opened, Schroeder announced SPD will go to elections independently, not in alliance with the Green Party.
Contrary to the major rival - Christian Democratic Union, which leader Angela Merkel stands for the Berlin-Washington political cooperation in the election program, Schroeder has put forward Russia as the major partner in foreign policy, saying that German-Russian relations should be as strong as those maintained by Germany with France.
If you can't lick them, join them.
Schroeder is nostalgic for the old Nazi-Soviet Pact with the difference that the German leader is now the red and Putin is more the nazi. Schroeder hoping desperately to play the anti-American card to pull the election of a hat, let's hope it doesn't work.
.....If you can't lick them, join them.....
Russia is a basket case. Russia never really had anything but military production. Putin should be on guard against the German desire for capturing resources.
With a burgening Mideast, Germany's petro feed products are gone.
Dont forget China.
.....Dont forget China....
I don't worry about China. China is on a longterm path out of socialism.
One of the things that I disagree with this sdministration on is its policy towards Russia. The Russians are much closer to being like us than the Chinese are. Plus they have oil and need money we have money and need oil.
One of the things that I disagree with this sdministration on is its policy towards Russia. The Russians are much closer to being like us than the Chinese are. Plus they have oil and need money we have money and need oil.
"Russia never really had anything but military production." They also have Steel and oil, which they can easily export.
I don't think they can compete on the world steel market. They can export oil if they ever get it all together and move out the ologarchs and the drunks.
I wasn't speaking of resources, I was speaking of ability. A country Russia's size without visegrips and ibuprofen is a basket case.There are theoretically individuals capable of doing the job but there is not the collective will.
....Russians are much closer to being like us than the Chinese are.......
The Russians have never had a revolution to wrest the society from totalitarian rule. There have been two but both failed.They are still a nation of peasants. There is a glimmer of willingness to progress away from a feudal society in the cities but the country lacks the willl to emerge.
Gotta admire the sensitivity of the Germans./s
Arghhh. 66th anniversary. Too many Bodingtons last night...
Where are the Russian shills to explain why Holy Crusader Putin is endorsing a socialist over a Christian!?
I don't trust the Russians as far as I can throw them.
Ever heard about the "socialism with human face" ROTFL
Kick his arse Angela.
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