Posted on 07/31/2019 7:43:32 AM PDT by Hojczyk
The U.S. has requested naval cooperation from Germany in the Strait of Hormuz as tensions with Iran escalate, but the political leaders of the European nation have refused to assist their NATO allies.
The German Federal Foreign Office said that Washington has approached them to contribute to a new surveillance mission in the Persian Gulf but had rejected the appeal saying there was no prospect of a contribution, German tabloid Bild reports.
Another foreign office source told the tabloid: “Participation in the American strategy of maximum pressure is out of the question for us.” He added the German government was looking instead to use diplomatic means to “de-escalate tensions”. Germany, along with the European Union, has been a keen supporter of the failed Iran nuclear deal, which could be the diplomatic measures to which the spokesman was referring.
A spokesman for the U.S. embassy to Germany confirmed: “We have formally asked Germany to work with France and Britain to help secure the Strait of Hormuz and fight Iranian aggression.”
Germany’s position contrasts strongly with that of South Korea, which is not a member of the NATO alliance, but which nonetheless is considering contributing to the security of the Persian Gulf, Breitbart London reported.
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Ghastly stuff. Gladly English colonists left that crap behind. I'll take the roast beef, the fish and chips, the toasts, the jams, the marmalades but stargazey pie, jellied eels, haggis, black pudding... Ulp! Up it comes.
That’s fine then when Putin’s Russia again gets froggy and decides to kick the shit out of Germany AGAIN, we’ll just sit back and watch you all germans get your asses handed to yourselves.
I wrote Germany off about 5 years ago when they let in all the muzzies and our now grown German forgeign exchange student swore up and down how they would not change what made Germany Germany. After asking him about the beer fests the muzzies shut down, he refused to take off the rose colored glasses. Then he got a bad case of TDS.
Any German worth a sh*t immigrated to America generations ago.
Put a superpower tax on anything headed to germany that aint sunk.
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