One cannot stress enough how important it is that these dialogues about history are being aired out in the open like this.
Far too many Europeans forget the enormous sacrifice Americans made on their behalf and that their freedoms today are a direct consequence of our (initially reluctant) participation in combatting the forces of totalitarianism, which threatened to swallow the continent and ultimately the world (Had Soviet Russia had its way.)
Every major conflict we see today even outside of Europe, has to be understood through this lens, from the Middle East and Afghanistan, to the remaining socialist enclaves of Cuba and Venezuela in Latin America, to nuclear North Korea and tyrannical China, etc...
The world, including Germany, would be a much different place had the U.S. led West retreated in the 20th Century.
Trump trolled her so badly that she had to address it!
Very good article...
We also know that you were PART of that Soviet control.
For decades the ‘common’ Conservative person in the USA has questioned why the USA is paying more than its fair share to defend the NATO countries from Communism.
For decades US Political Leaders ignored the ‘common’ Conservative person’s view.
In similar fashion, for decades the ‘common’ Conservative person in the USA has questioned why the USA allows open borders.
While for decades US Political Leaders ignored the ‘common’ Conservative person’s view.
Trump is doing what the ‘common’ Conservative person in the USA has known needed to be done for decades.
Good... Then if you don’t want to witness it again, increase your NATO defense spending to 4% of your GDP.
We have witnessed Germany and the mess they have made in history and the mess of today.
Pffft! Now with soros cash merkel is making Germany under sharia control. Pffffffffft!! Hey merkel just how much cash do you have in private offshore bank accounts from soros?
Wombat MerkelIdiot......German people need to get their collective arses together and beat this woman out of office pronto....
So what and who cares? Most of the world saw that until the wall came down. What does your stupid comment mean?
Funny.
They are unified because of us, and us alone.
I am old enough to remember that many thought the reunification of Germany was dangerous, and shouldn’t happen.
She’s about a week out from seeing Germany under Sharia Law.
Merkel went on to join the oppressors.
Stasi Angela went over to the dark side.
Stupid old frau is destroying Germany with her open borders policy. I am astonished that the German people are standing by and letting the destruction happen.
Am I wrong, but wasn’t Merkel part of the Stasi?
Witnessed? The Bitch was Stasi, she was one of the Soviets controllers!
“... drawing on her own upbringing in Soviet-controlled East Germany and as a member of the East German Secret Police - The Ministry for State Security or State Security Service (Staatssicherheitsdienst, SSD), commonly known as the Stasi.
She ran it didn’t she?
Considering her Administration’s policy on Social Media she seems to have approved.