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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“They were really counting on being able to gouge the U.S. for all kinds of money for phony balony carbon credits, etc.”
Of course. With Trump, we are no longer the easy mark we were before. (We’ll still get screwed, but just not as badly.) This makes the whiners uneasy.
Create a new alliance with the UK and Eastern European nations. Let Germany rule France and the rest of the EU, just like Hitler hoped.
No, it’s Merkel who has weakened the West. America just shouldn’t have to keep defending a nation that’s bent on committing national suicide.
Hey Germany, take care of your own Country.
Daddy USA has decided it is time for you to rent your own space.
Trump has been in 4 months and he has weakened the west?
Yes, Merkel was a member of the East German commie party. She damn sure has upset the balance of all of Europe with her hordes of Muslim invaders. The Muslims could never have dreamed it would be so easy after their defeat centuries ago. Obama and Merkel are two peas in a pod.
Could it be GERMANY is jealous that PRESIDENT TRUMP is Making America Great Again?
STFU Merkel !
Merkel is a shame for Germany and for Europe
Merkel should RETIRE ! She is still remaining in charge since more than 10 years !
That woman is NOT respecting democracy . Big media are also under control in Germany
Well, he has certainly cut some of the ground out from under the EuSSR. Europe is committing cultural, national, and ultimately political suicide at a pretty good clip as it is.
The only people weakening the West are the ones allowing millions of Muslims to invade.
Let’s pry deeper into why she thinks saying this is ok...I believe Merkel believes the fake news...so she thinks saying that resonates with most Americans...she is wrong.
Swamp draining is a tough task, you can choose to watch the drain or not.
Germany.... the starter of two world wars. Always my go to for advice. /s
Amen
Germany is not “the West.” Germany has never been “the West.” Germany has sought the destruction of “the West” in two major wars in the last century. Germany, in its globalist ambition, seeks the destruction of “the West.”
I've often wondered if we would not be better off forging stronger ties with nations like Poland and maybe the Baltic states. They've been under the yoke of tyranny and having thrown it off it sometimes appears that they may value liberty and the security of a nation-state more so than many modern Western Europe countries.
I hear Sigmar bashing president Trump everywhere,
I’m an American citizen middle fingers in the air.
h/t Missio
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