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Merkel allies criticize Trump decision to cut US troops in Germany
[Jpost] Senior politicians from German Chancellor Angela Merkel...chancellor of Germany and the impetus behind Germany's remarkably ill-starred immigration program. Merkel used to be referred to by Germans as Mom. Now they make faces at her for inundating the country with Moslem colonists... 's ruling conservative bloc on Saturday criticized President Donald Trump  ...dictatorial for repealing some (but not all) of the diktats of his predecessor, misogynistic because he likes pretty girls, homophobic because he doesn't think gender bending should be mandatory, truly a man for all seasons......'s decision to order the US military to remove 9,500 troops from Germany. The move would reduce US troops numbers in Germany to 25,000, from 34,500."The plans once again show that the Trump administration is neglecting an elementary leadership task: the involvement of alliance partners in decision-making processes," Johann Wadephul, foreign policy front man for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, told Rooters. All NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis.... partners benefited from the cohesion of the alliance, and only Russia and China gain from discord, Wadephul said, adding: "This should be given more attention in Washington." Wadephul also spoke of a "further wake-up call" to Europeans to position themselves better in terms of security policy. Herr Wadephul sees deeper into the stone than most. The German Foreign Ministry declined to comment.Andreas Nick, like Wadephul a member of the parliamentary foreign relations committee, told Deutsche Welle the indications were that "that the decision was not a technical but a purely politically motivated decision." ’Cause everyone knows that Donald Trump is D.U.M. dumb. A US official, who did not want to be identified, said on Friday the move was the result of months of work by the top US military officer, General Mark Milley, and had nothing to do with tensions between Trump and Merkel, who thwarted Trump's plan to host a G7 meeting this month.The withdrawal, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, is the latest twist in relations between Berlin and Washington, which have often been strained during Trump's presidency. Trump has pressed Germany to raise defense spending and accused Berlin of being a "captive" of Russia due to its energy reliance. Could this be a play on consequences for certain countries who’ve made it plain they have no interest in meeting their long term treaty obligations? Posted by: trailing wife 2020-06-07 |
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