Posted on 06/12/2017 6:46:02 PM PDT by Olog-hai
The German chancellor had been hoping to isolate Donald Trump on climate issues at the upcoming G-20 summit in Hamburg. But Merkel’s hoped-for alliance is crumbling, underscoring Germany’s relative political weakness globally. Many countries are wary of angering the United States.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel had actually thought that Canada’s young, charismatic prime minister, Justin Trudeau, could be counted among her reliable partners. Particularly when it came to climate policy. Just two weeks ago, at the G-7 summit in Sicily, he had thrown his support behind Germany. When Merkel took a confrontational approach to U.S. President Donald Trump, Trudeau was at her side. But by Tuesday evening, things had changed. At 8 p.m., Merkel called Trudeau to talk about how to proceed following Trump’s announced withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement. To her surprise, the Canadian prime minister was no longer on the attack. He had switched to appeasement instead. […]
The first cracks began appearing on the Thursday before last. After returning from the G-7 summit in the Sicilian town of Taormina, Merkel had sent a clear signal to her team: “We have to stay together; we have to close ranks.” […]
Suddenly, though, Britain and Japan no longer wanted to be part of it. British Prime Minister Theresa May didn’t want to damage relations with Trump, since she would need him in the event of a hard Brexit, the Chancellery surmised last week. And given the tensions with North Korea, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe couldn’t put his country’s alliance with the U.S. at risk. In other words: Climate policy is great, but when it comes to national interests, it is secondary. …
(Excerpt) Read more at spiegel.de ...
Crumbling just like Germany itself.
Hardy ha ha
Poor Angela - for a brief, shining moment, she saw herself as THE leader of The Free World.
Talk about '15 minutes...'
I wonder how many decades before it will b e recognized the Pres. D.J.Trump turned the tide on the NWO the day he walked away from Paris - and saved the world from slavery.
Time to save money keeping our forces and bases in Europe.
Germany has always been expensive to house and maintain our bases and soldiers in, time to move them to Poland which since Berlin re-unification is now closer to the Russian sphere of influence like Ukraine.
Between Poland and Turkey bases Trump could better respond
to problems than keeping EU forces in Germany. Germany is overrun by Muzzies, Merkel is at fault.
We need to go to this meeting and tell the Germans goodbye
Time to save money keeping our forces and bases in Europe.
Germany has always been expensive to house and maintain our bases and soldiers in, time to move them to Poland which since Berlin re-unification is now closer to the Russian sphere of influence like Ukraine.
Between Poland and Turkey bases Trump could better respond
to problems than keeping EU forces in Germany. Germany is overrun by Muzzies, Merkel is at fault.
We need to go to this meeting and tell the Germans goodbye
With all of the serious business in the world which needs attention, why do these radical left wing putzes get hung up on the fake business of climate change?
Climate policy is great,
...
It’s great if you’re a crooked politician or a crony.
Real question is why did this make it into print. Shot across Bumdestag’s bow..?
Folks should read the entire article. It’s fascinating.
#winning #MAGA
Notice that core of nation-states there. Three of the original six who formed the European Coal and Steel Community back in 1951, and the core of the old Carolingian Empire too.
That’s exactly what the EU elites want us to do.
Yes.
Knowing history can answer a lot of things....including ancient history.
Names and dates change. Peoples and patterns repeat.
Unfortunately, today, we have 2-3 generations with no knowledge of history - and so don’t see the patterns setting up...and doom us to ‘play it again.’
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