Merkel wants to heal ties with US (Hertzlich Willkomen Angela Merkel!)

TimesOfIndia ^

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BRUSSELS:

Angela Merkel reached out on Wednesday to the United States in her first foreign trip as German chancellor, saying it was time to heal the trans-Atlantic rift caused by Germany's opposition to the US-led war in Iraq.

[Actuality]

Hertzlich Willkomen Angela Merkel!

Finally there is some hope in Europe, she understands the world under radical Islamic siege, she understands that Europe has to undestand US better.

FRANCE

Now with all Oily business shut for France, the French have less interest in fighting US over it.Maybe the Islamic Intifadah in recent weeks does not making any good friends rationalizing Jihadists in France. (Of course France has a beef with ourv American culture as well as being jealous about our greatness, but hopeful that we can share better understanding on the war on terror.)

UK

UK is basically OK.

ITALY

Italy did get it lonf befor the Germans did.

DENMARK

So did Denmark, even 'faster.'

BELGIUM

Belgium just tails France for the most part.

The Reality Show

[SolutionsOnly]

I hope we continue the draw down of troops and bases in Germany and eventually leave altogether. We've poured too much treasure into defending an ungrateful Western Europe all these decades.

I'd much prefer we kept 'Old Europe' at a distance , while developing closer ties with 'New Europe'. The UK would be the exception to that, of course.

[DTogo]

If she really wants to heal the rift she can start by mobilizing the Wehrmacht and sending them into Iraq to help out.

[I see my hands]

Slap back the hand of reconciliation offered by our enemies in this war. They weren't with us hence they are against us.

The USA should not be concerned with our standing in the world. The world should be concerned with their standing in the US.

[Joe Boucher]

Rool me once shame on you.
Fool me twoice? I don't think so, hey germany, UP YOURS.

[1rudeboy]

Time for a pop quiz:

What country has 2000+ troops in Afghanistan?
What country requires parliamentary approval before dispatching troops?

Extra credit:

What country wrote the constitution of the country above?

[PAR35]

The chancellor's words would ring truer if her first stop hadn't been to France to kiss up to the Frogs.

[Prodigal Son]

If she really wants to heal the rift she can start by mobilizing the Wehrmacht and sending them into Iraq to help out.

Why?

[Prodigal Son]

They weren't with us hence they are against us.

So says you. You don't agree with me? I guess by that logic you're my enemy, hey?

[I see my hands]

You didn't say anything for me to agree or disagree with. (Dim). But to answer your question: it would be a safe assumption, wot?

[Prodigal Son]

Well, I guess what I'm trying to say is, I don't think it's very clever to run around dividing the world into 'With Us or Against Us'. Some people just don't want to be involved in this or that affair. It's the way it's always been and it will always be so.

The list of nations who didn't go charging into Iraq with us is pretty long. Does this mean they are my enemies? No, it doesn't. Germany has troops in Afghanistan. Clearly, if they think the cause is reasonable, they will be with us. They didn't want to go into Iraq. So what?

The UK and Australia probably won't be onboard if we decide to go into Iran. Do they suddenly become our enemies? I think not.

[MadIvan]

We'll be with you in Iran. Blair has said as much already.

Once more into the breach, dear friends.

Regards, Ivan

[Prodigal Son]

Blair ain't going to be around forever. It's beside the point anyway. If the UK decided not to go into Iran with the US, it would not make the UK the enemy of the US. That sort of thinking is just nuts in my opinion.

[Itzlzha]

We'll be with you in Iran. Blair has said as much already.
Once more into the breach, dear friends.
Regards, Ivan

You were there for us..we were there for you...we are tied by blood and history that no Ocean or Leftist Politics can EVER break.

Hell, we BOTH are willing "to fight them on our shores", or theirs. I prefer theirs, so let's export the damn Left to Iran so we can "eliminate" them at the same time.

Nice to have each other's 6.

[Para-Ord.45]

With a German government that has a communist/terrorist like Joschka Fischer as foreign Minister

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1130504.stm

they got alot of house cleaning to do in order to

even make it to the political middle ground !

[thekraut]

"Finally there is some hope in Europe, she understands the world under radical Islamic siege, she understands that Europe has to undestand US better."

us has to understand europe!!!
we germans have a new prime-minister, lots of things will change but what wont change is that there wont be any german solders in irak. in this point merkel and schröder go the same way.