Posted on 08/12/2018 9:43:09 PM PDT by tcrlaf
German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier launched strong attack on Trump for his tariffs and sanctions. He told Bild am Sonntag newspaper that “this trade war is slowing down and destroying economic growth – and it creates new uncertainties.”
Meanwhile, the agreement between the EU and US “can only be first step”. Altmaier emphasized “Our goal is a global trade order with lower tariffs, less protectionism and open markets.”
Regarding US sanctions on Iran, Altmaier also pledged the Germany and EU will continue to support companies doing business with Iran. He warned that “we won’t let Washington dictate us with whom we can do business and we therefore stick to the Vienna Nuclear Agreement so that Iran cannot build atomic weapons.”
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Does Germany pay the US for the score or more of US bases in Germany today?
A tariff isn’t an embargo. LOL!
You preach the truth Rev!
Less about Turkey, more about Iran. Germany is the EU’s largest trading partner with Iran.
With allies like Germany, who needs enemies.
They already have.
The choice of selling to Iran includes the choice f nt being paid because Iran has no hard currency
If you can’t be paid, what’s the point?
God bless Poland but I would move the troops home to the USA.
Companies are free to do business with Iran if they wish. We won’t lift a finger to stop them. But we have a sovereign right to determine who does business with the US. If a company chooses Iran then they choose not to do business with the US. Its that simple.
The Yurps/Germans are still pissed they lost one cash cow the US could not compete for in Saddam. They’re really worried they’ll lose another if the Mullah’s go under. They also want favorable access to the US market while restricting US goods much more from their market. They also want a second pipeline for cheap gas from Russia. Oh but the US can keep subsidizing their defense though.
The Germans in particular are the most smug, busybody, money grubbing hypocrites in the world. Bring the boys home. Withdraw from NATO.
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