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Europe challenges US role as self-appointed 'global policeman'
2018-05-14
[PRESSTV] On the heels of a decision by US President Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
to withdraw the United States from Iran’s nuclear deal, La Belle France’s Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire has urged Europe
...also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
to stop acting like "US vassals" and continue trading with Tehran in defiance of what "the economic gendarme of the planet" has in store.

Experts argue that the French minister's remarks are a sign that Trump's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal has caused a split between the White House and its European allies while rifts within the US administration are also widening.

Speaking on Europe 1 Radio, the French minister recently said European countries do realize that "we cannot keep going in the direction we are headed today whereby we submit to American decisions."

"Do we accept that the United States is the economic gendarme of the planet? The answer is no," Le Maire said, adding, "Do we accept the vassalization of Europe in commercial matters? The answer is no;" "do we accept extraterritorial sanctions? The answer is no."

In the meantime, Le Maire urged other European countries to step up their economic illusory sovereignty. In the coming weeks and months, La Belle France will reach out to other countries and look at "how to endow Europe with financial tools to become independent from the United States."

Posted by:Fred

#15  Vassals pay tribute. I'll take my free Renault now. I understand that while scrap prices are low, the amount of materials in a car should fetch me a few hundred bucks, at the very least.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2018-05-14 16:40  

#14  Europe challenges US role as self-appointed 'global policeman'

IOW: We will sell our souls for Iranian economic lollipops.
Posted by: gorb   2018-05-14 15:53  

#13  US has been waiting Europe to step up to the plate and help police the mess their colonialism made of much of the world, and now they act like they are only doing it because of US overreach? Nice.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2018-05-14 13:42  

#12  LOL, Skidmark.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2018-05-14 13:21  

#11  "Do we accept that the United States is the economic gendarme of the planet? The answer is no,"
"Do we accept the vassalization of Europe in commercial matters? The answer is no;"
"do we accept extraterritorial sanctions? The answer is no."
"Do we continue to accept US foreign aid in all of it's many manifestations? Uhm, well,...ahem...for the children?"
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-05-14 12:39  

#10  Well, they can all fight amongst themselves. I mean, they've done it for centuries. Why stop now?
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia    2018-05-14 12:34  

#9  Yeah... good luck with that. You idiots don't have enough divisions between you to invade anywhere important, no heavy lifting or transport capability, barely enough air power to protect your capital and no navy to speak of.
Posted by: DarthVader   2018-05-14 12:19  

#8  It's time to go to bed here in China. I'll leave all comments on 'how to endow Europe' to my bigger brothers and sisters.
Posted by: Beau   2018-05-14 12:11  

#7  Did George Wills get $1,000,000 and credits for pointed use of his Never-Trump Thesaurus/vocabulary thingy? That's not normal stuff. It sounds like Mr. Wills moved to Belgium.
Posted by: Beau   2018-05-14 12:05  

#6  And they are going to invest in the logistical infrastructure to support global action, when? The US isn't investing enough and they leech off of our efforts.
So, fine! Stop barking from the porch and jump out there in the street, Dawg!
Posted by: magpie   2018-05-14 09:40  

#5  How many divisions do they have?
Posted by: Bobby   2018-05-14 09:21  

#4  Lets see you invade Poland.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2018-05-14 09:18  

#3  Military welfare state is as bad for countries as an economic welfare state is for citizens.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2018-05-14 04:02  

#2  Thank you. For 70 years our troops have had to endure seeing your women's unshaved arm pits.
Posted by: Ulaigum Ebbineng7056   2018-05-14 02:06  

#1  Yes! It's about time! Cut them loose, they are well able to defend themselves without America paying for it all. They are wealthy countries.

The sooner we bring a halt to globalism i.e. world mafia enforcer, the better off Americans will be. Imagine spending all the saved money on ourselves instead.
Posted by: Herb McCoy   2018-05-14 00:45  

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