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2018-05-11 Europe

Europe must take its fate in own hands, can no longer rely on US for protection: Merkel

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Posted by Fred 2018-05-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Better late than never.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-05-11 02:58|| 2018-05-11 02:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Europe must take its fate in own hands, can no longer rely on US for protection: Merkel

What EU? What Europe for that matter? It's just a matter of time before it's toast at the rate she's funneling ~~colonists~~ "immigrants" into the area.

Posted by gorb 2018-05-11 03:54|| 2018-05-11 03:54|| Front Page Top

#3 "...but Europe must take its destiny in its own hands, that's the task of the future,' the German leader said at an award ceremony in Aachen, a German resort city near the border with Belgium, where French President Emmanuel Macron received the prestigious Charlemagne Prize for his efforts in boosting EU integration and cohesion."

This twenty-year old photo shows she is capable of deep, deep thoughts. Many of us couldn't understand some of the nuances.

Posted by Fairbanks 2018-05-11 05:50|| 2018-05-11 05:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Thinking? I thought that was a photo of her on the toilet.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2018-05-11 06:36|| 2018-05-11 06:36|| Front Page Top

#5 I've seen this movie before. Where an entitled brat loses their inheritance because the money managers embezzle the funds and they find themselves having to fend for themselves. Usually a comedy and from our prospective, it will be.

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

Posted by P2kontheroad 2018-05-11 06:58|| 2018-05-11 06:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Germany has previous for trying to "protect" the other peoples of Europe.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2018-05-11 08:23|| 2018-05-11 08:23|| Front Page Top

#7 Go for it. Strength gets respect.

Posted by trailing wife 2018-05-11 09:04|| 2018-05-11 09:04|| Front Page Top

#8 Finally! Jesus Christ, it's like they expected free security for the until the heat death of the universe. Ungrateful assholes. It's about time!

This is what winning feels like. It feels good.

Posted by Herb McCoy 2018-05-11 09:18|| 2018-05-11 09:18|| Front Page Top

#9 How are they going to do that when they can't even afford a military?

Posted by DarthVader 2018-05-11 10:57|| 2018-05-11 10:57|| Front Page Top

#10 Europe must take its destiny in its own hands

Does it mean they double on their preaching on their fake ethics system to the rest of us?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-05-11 11:25|| 2018-05-11 11:25|| Front Page Top

#11

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-05-11 11:35|| 2018-05-11 11:35|| Front Page Top

#12 "... Can't rely on the US..."

Well, Lady, you've utterly abdicated any attempt to defend yourself. Right now the Bundeswehr has exactly SIXTY operational tanks. The Luftwaffe has fewer than 25 operational Eurofighters, and the Navy's submarine force is COMPLETELY non-operational. Put another way, several US state National Guards have more operational tanks and combat aircraft right now.

Tell ya what, though. We'll promise to make sure our contribution to NATO matches yours exactly.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2018-05-11 12:15|| 2018-05-11 12:15|| Front Page Top

#13 Oh, they can afford a military just fine. It's that they don't want to pay for a military. And why should they, when they have a sucker to provide security for free? They take the savings and pay for a welfare state instead.

And then, and this is the part that really burns me up, they come back and criticize the fuck out of us for protecting them. Baby-killers, occupiers, murderers, get the fuck out of Europe you flatheaded racist morons. We all know the rest by heart, we've heard it so many times.

Posted by Herb McCoy 2018-05-11 14:53|| 2018-05-11 14:53|| Front Page Top

#14 60 tanks opperatiomal

Newly built German tanks are all being sold to the Islamic state of Turkey.

Posted by Omeger Gray6606 2018-05-11 15:02|| 2018-05-11 15:02|| Front Page Top

#15 Sorry for the misspelled quote. My ATT device was made in China.

Posted by Omeger Gray6606 2018-05-11 15:05|| 2018-05-11 15:05|| Front Page Top

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