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Trump's 'America first' speech alarms U.S. allies
Reuters ^ | Apr. 28, 2016 | Peter Graff

Posted on 04/28/2016 11:09:55 AM PDT by Innovative

Donald Trump's first major foreign policy address alarmed American allies, who view the Republican front runner's repeated invocation of an "America first" agenda as a threat to retreat from the world.

While most governments were careful not to comment publicly on a speech by a U.S. presidential candidate, Germany's foreign minister veered from that protocol to express concern at Trump's wording.

"I can only hope that the election campaign in the USA does not lack the perception of reality," Frank-Walter Steinmeier said.

"The world's security architecture has changed and it is no longer based on two pillars alone. It cannot be conducted unilaterally," he said of foreign policy in a post-Cold War world. "No American president can get round this change in the international security architecture.... 'America first' is actually no answer to that."

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 1worldgovernment; americafirst; foreignpolicy; globalgovernment; maga; trump; trumpforeignpolicy; trumpspeech
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My heart bleeds.

How unreasonable that Trump, as president of the US, wants to put our interests first... (/sarc)

1 posted on 04/28/2016 11:09:55 AM PDT by Innovative
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To: Innovative

BFD


2 posted on 04/28/2016 11:10:46 AM PDT by stocksthatgoup (GOPe/MSM - "When we want your opinion, we will give it to you)
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To: Innovative

Then they’re scarcely “allies” in anything but name.


3 posted on 04/28/2016 11:11:27 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("The bathroom deal is a big fat nothing burger." -- Jim Robinson, 04/22/16)
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“It cannot be conducted unilaterally”

Except when it comes to paying the bill. In that case we welcome Americas unilateral action in this arena.


4 posted on 04/28/2016 11:12:37 AM PDT by RFEngineer
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To: Innovative

AMERICA FIRST !

F YEA !


5 posted on 04/28/2016 11:12:41 AM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: Innovative

The US doesn’t have allies. It has parasite infestations.


6 posted on 04/28/2016 11:13:08 AM PDT by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: Innovative

Take your rotten globalism and stuff it up your behind.


7 posted on 04/28/2016 11:13:15 AM PDT by toddausauras (Trump 2016)
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To: Innovative

Awesome!

Allies rooting for your distruction are not allies IMHO.


8 posted on 04/28/2016 11:13:21 AM PDT by Eddie01
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Not our true allies I bet, only NWO/soros types.


9 posted on 04/28/2016 11:13:25 AM PDT by ColdOne (poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11 HillaryForPrison2016)
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To: Innovative

Only thing scaring our ‘allies’ is their thought of losing access to our money when the government leadership changes.


10 posted on 04/28/2016 11:13:39 AM PDT by W. (Screw it. Send in the Marines! NOW!)
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To: Innovative

BFD.

The Fraud’s apologies, bowing and America Last speeches elated our “allies”.


11 posted on 04/28/2016 11:13:50 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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I’m a Cruz supporter, and this is silly. “America First,” is just a slogan, and the simple intent of it, to put American interests at the forefront of American policy, is a good thing.


12 posted on 04/28/2016 11:13:58 AM PDT by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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Oh no. The world is seeing the gravy train going away. Now they will have to be self reliant? How horrible. It’s like a teenager who doesn’t want to go to college or get a job so he wants to stay in the parents basement and play video games all day. Parents in September after seeing this the summer after high school graduation says enough. You are on your own. We gave you 3 months. No more!


13 posted on 04/28/2016 11:14:05 AM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: Innovative

Perfect!

They can consider themselves “on notice” and have until early next year to learn how to behave properly.


14 posted on 04/28/2016 11:14:17 AM PDT by bigbob
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To: Innovative

The 5 stages of GOPee New World Order grief about a Donald Trump Presidency


15 posted on 04/28/2016 11:14:19 AM PDT by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR!)
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At this point in time, I question if USA has true allies. As Trump has indicated, the fools / crooks running the federal government have been letting the countries that we trade with rip off the USA.


16 posted on 04/28/2016 11:14:22 AM PDT by Amendment10
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Buchanan was brutalized for such a position in the face of the opposition of Europe and Israel.


17 posted on 04/28/2016 11:14:32 AM PDT by ex-snook (The one God sent Jesus here to show us the way.)
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"I can only hope that the election campaign in the USA does not lack the perception of reality,"

Hey, if you Germans want to commit national suicide by inviting the Muslim hoards into your country, we're not getting involved!

18 posted on 04/28/2016 11:14:57 AM PDT by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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"Trump's 'America first' speech
alarms U.S. allies...."


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19 posted on 04/28/2016 11:14:58 AM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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Hey, German guy ... there won’t be a Germany (maybe Germanistan) in 20 years. Your current government has seen to that. Now go wipe your butt with your left hand you dhimmi idiot.


20 posted on 04/28/2016 11:15:00 AM PDT by spodefly (This is my tag line. There are many like it, but this one is mine.)
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