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German FM: Trump victory could affect trans-Atlantic ties
Associated Press ^ | Jul 28, 2016 3:26 AM EDT

Posted on 07/28/2016 5:19:08 AM PDT by Olog-hai

Germany’s foreign minister says a victory for Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential elections could affect trans-Atlantic ties.

Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in an interview published Thursday that if the Republican candidate wins the presidency it would mean “a lot of uncertainty for the trans-Atlantic relationship.” …

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Germany; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: europe; europeanunion; eussr; germany; steinmeier; trump; trumpforeignpolicy; trumpgermany
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To: ohioman
Trump is smart. Aligning ourselves with the Russians to defeat the Muslims is an excellent strategic move. It worked during WWII and it can also work now.

Is Russia interested in defeating Islam considering how close they are with Syria, Iran, and Egypt?

21 posted on 07/28/2016 5:44:55 AM PDT by Lower Deck
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To: Blennos
Trump is right. This NATO deal must be renegotiated

What would the new terms look like. How much per year would France have to pay the U.S.? How much for Germany? How much for Estonia and Latvia and Hungary?

22 posted on 07/28/2016 5:46:47 AM PDT by Lower Deck
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To: dowcaet
Trump scares politicians on both sides of the pond because he wants to bring back something so lacking in the world today- COMMON SENSE!

I doubt that.

23 posted on 07/28/2016 5:47:31 AM PDT by Lower Deck
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

http://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.asp?country_id=Germany


24 posted on 07/28/2016 5:47:36 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

http://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.asp?country_id=russia


25 posted on 07/28/2016 5:49:08 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

http://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.asp?country_id=United-States-of-America


26 posted on 07/28/2016 5:50:17 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Olog-hai

Maybe we’ll find some new BFF’s, like Hungary, whose president, Viktor Orbán, has openly endorsed Trump (first leader to do so) and has also protected his country from Muslim rapefugees (which he’s gotten crap about from Western European elites). Btw, Hungary is now the only country left in Europe that I still have a desire to visit.


27 posted on 07/28/2016 5:52:05 AM PDT by AC Beach Patrol
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To: Lower Deck

I will be more specific. Russia wants to defeat ISIS.


28 posted on 07/28/2016 5:53:49 AM PDT by ohioman
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To: b4its2late

Damn right, effect ties. This time the military isn’t coming over to save yer asses.


29 posted on 07/28/2016 5:54:04 AM PDT by Swanks
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To: ohioman
I will be more specific. Russia wants to defeat ISIS.

Do they? In Syria they aren't fighting against ISIS, they're fighting against everyone who is opposing Assad and ISIS happens to be a part. If ISIS dropped the fight against Assad then would Russia be going after them?

30 posted on 07/28/2016 5:57:57 AM PDT by Lower Deck
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To: Olog-hai

from your mouth, Mr FM, to God’s ears


31 posted on 07/28/2016 6:26:48 AM PDT by DEEP_e
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To: Lower Deck

For starters, Turkey is kicked out of NATO.


32 posted on 07/28/2016 6:45:24 AM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: Lower Deck
What would the new terms look like. How much per year would France have to pay the U.S.? How much for Germany? How much for Estonia and Latvia and Hungary?

I really don't know. That is what negotiations are for. It does seem clear to me that Europe is not pulling its fair share. They spend a miniscule percentage of their GDP on defense, far lower than we spend.

33 posted on 07/28/2016 7:37:58 AM PDT by Blennos
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To: Blennos
I really don't know. That is what negotiations are for. It does seem clear to me that Europe is not pulling its fair share. They spend a miniscule percentage of their GDP on defense, far lower than we spend.

But Trump, as recently as last Sunday, was talking about the European countries actually paying the U.S. for defending them. I assume that would be his position regardless of what percentage of their GNP they spend to defend themselves. I think they will want to know ahead of time how much it will cost them.

34 posted on 07/28/2016 7:42:02 AM PDT by Lower Deck
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To: Lower Deck

Yes. Russia is going after ISIS and anti-Assad forces. We need to also state that we do not support the removal of Assad. Afterward, we need to set up re-settlement zones and send all the damn Muslims back to where they belong.


35 posted on 07/28/2016 8:17:04 AM PDT by ohioman
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To: ohioman
Afterward, we need to set up re-settlement zones and send all the damn Muslims back to where they belong.

Yes, Trump has talked about setting up safe zones. Last week he was talking about getting the Gulf states to pay the costs but I assume he'll use U.S. troops to take the zones and protect them.

36 posted on 07/28/2016 8:21:45 AM PDT by Lower Deck
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To: Lower Deck

Sounds like a reasonable plan to me. A Marshall Plan for the Middle East after the war.


37 posted on 07/28/2016 8:57:01 AM PDT by ohioman
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To: Lower Deck

One would think that Steinmeir would love Trump then. No Republican candidate since World War II had been so supportive of getting closer to Russia and improving ties than Trump has been.


That Russophile Steinmeier prefers to Hillary “reset” Clinton to Trump should be your best clue that the alleged campaign season Trump-Putin bromance is nonsense.


38 posted on 07/28/2016 9:08:51 AM PDT by lodi90 (Clear choice for Conservatives now: TRUMP or lose)
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To: Olog-hai
Steinmeier doesn't appear to like Trump's campaign slogans. It isn't really much deeper than that. It would be difficult to picture a change in President and party that did not affect international relations. That is one very good reason for making it.

What bothers the Euro elite about Trump is that his focus will be on America's advantage and not her contribution to some imagined globalist "greater good." He isn't one of the believers, one of the team. And "leaders" who placidly contemplate the tearing up of Germany and German culture in the name of a transcendent European society are bound to be dismayed at the notion of an American President not similarly inclined.

39 posted on 07/28/2016 9:21:07 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Olog-hai
German FM: Trump victory could affect trans-Atlantic ties

Duh, ya think? Take care of your own damned defense, suiciders.

40 posted on 07/28/2016 10:28:13 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (We will no longer surrender this country to the false song of globalism. --Donald Trump)
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