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Germany Unleashes On Trump: He Has 'Weakened' The West
Business Insider - AFP ^ | 5-291-2017 | Damien Stroka, AFP

Posted on 05/29/2017 1:55:18 PM PDT by blam

Berlin (AFP) — Germany unleashed a volley of criticism Monday against US President Donald Trump, slamming his "short-sighted" policies that have "weakened the West" and hurt European interests.

The sharp words from Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel came after Trump concluded his first official tour abroad which took him to Saudi Arabia, Israel, Brussels and then Italy for a G7 summit.

They followed Chancellor Angela Merkel's warning on Sunday that the United States and Britain may no longer be completely reliable partners.

Germany's exasperation was laid bare after the G7 summit which wrapped up on Saturday with the US refusing so far to sign up to upholding the 2015 Paris climate accord.

Days earlier, in Saudi Arabia, Trump had presided over the single largest US arms deal in American history, worth $110 billion over the next decade and including ships, tanks and anti-missile systems.

Gabriel said Monday that "anyone who accelerates climate change by weakening environmental protection, who sells more weapons in conflict zones and who does not want to politically resolve religious conflicts is putting peace in Europe at risk".

"The short-sighted policies of the American government stand against the interests of the European Union," he said, judging that "the West has become smaller, at least it has become weaker".

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TOPICS: Germany; Russia
KEYWORDS: europe; germany; merkel; thewest; trump; trumpg7; trumpnato; trumpvisit
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Boy, Socialist really get pissed when they're told they have to pay their own way.
1 posted on 05/29/2017 1:55:18 PM PDT by blam
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BUMP!


2 posted on 05/29/2017 1:56:31 PM PDT by AFreeBird
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>>Boy, Socialist really get pissed when they’re told they have to pay their own way.

They sell their souls for the “free stuff” so they really hate it when someone throws responsibility at their feet.


3 posted on 05/29/2017 1:57:57 PM PDT by Bryanw92 (If we had some ham, we could have ham and eggs, if we had some eggs.)
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Socialist?

Merkel is a whining women that is not in the league with the big boy.

When you hear the lamentations and angst of women...... you are winning


4 posted on 05/29/2017 1:58:45 PM PDT by Thibodeaux (the long night is over)
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Allowing millions of muslims into their countries strengthened them...../s


5 posted on 05/29/2017 1:59:18 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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The planet could use a few centuries without German input on international matters.


7 posted on 05/29/2017 2:00:37 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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They followed Chancellor Angela Merkel's warning on Sunday that the United States and Britain may no longer be completely reliable partners.

What otherwise functioning adult would trust Angela Merkel as far as I can throw a piano?

8 posted on 05/29/2017 2:01:47 PM PDT by stevem
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Merkel, grow up and act like an adult.


10 posted on 05/29/2017 2:03:15 PM PDT by mulligan
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She is very comfortable running Eastern Germany.


11 posted on 05/29/2017 2:05:21 PM PDT by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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They were really counting on being able to gouge the U.S. for all kinds of money for phony balony carbon credits, etc. But that old meanie Trump; already wise to the scam; said ixnay to it and gave Ms. Merkel a wedgie just to emphasize his point.


12 posted on 05/29/2017 2:05:53 PM PDT by Tucker39 (Known as the Father of modern agriculture)
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Germany, we would like restitution for all of our expenditures disciplining you in WWI and WWII. When you reimburse us for that, then you can complain.

By the way... kiss your butt goodbye as with all the immigration you are in trouble again. We will not come to your rescue again!!!


13 posted on 05/29/2017 2:05:58 PM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings)
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“She is very comfortable running Eastern Germany.”

Remember, Merkel attended and graduated from the University of Karl Marx.


14 posted on 05/29/2017 2:07:45 PM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings)
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+1


15 posted on 05/29/2017 2:09:08 PM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt ("When you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill)
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waaaa, America won’t sacrifice 6 million jobs, to start, and billions in hard earned tax dollars so the EU can continue with 50-90 paid days off a year and supporting half their population on welfare. Our American slaves are revolting! waaaaa.


16 posted on 05/29/2017 2:09:20 PM PDT by blueplum ( ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017))
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Boy, Socialist really get pissed and stamp their little feet when they don’t get their own way.


17 posted on 05/29/2017 2:09:30 PM PDT by expat2
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Merkel is a woman, intrinsically a weak one


18 posted on 05/29/2017 2:09:46 PM PDT by Thibodeaux (the long night is over)
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The West to Germany: “Go Eff Yourself. Deal with the problems you've created for your own country then you can start to bloviate about other countries.”
19 posted on 05/29/2017 2:10:07 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Good judgment comes from experience. And experience? Well, that comes from poor judgment.)
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>>Socialist really get pissed when they’re told they have to pay their own way.<<

And their magical thinking to control people (aka AGW) is BS. Very upsetting.

Macron has already threatened to tell his mom!


20 posted on 05/29/2017 2:11:16 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (The Civil Rights movement compared content of their character to skin color and chose the latter)
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