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| Germany Announces Military Rearmament | |
| 2014-02-07 | |
[AmericanThinker] German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier emphasized: "Germany is too large, just to comment on world politics." When asked if that meant use of military force as the "ultima ratio" (last resort) of foreign policy, he warned: "No foreign policy in the world can banish the ultima ratio from its political thinking." In response to questions about America's diminished sway in the world, Steinmeir added: "The US has not lost its interests in Europe and the world. But America cannot be everywhere. Whether we like it or not, that shifts more of the responsibility for security in Europe onto our shoulders."
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| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #9 The prospect of a newly militarized Germany didn't bother me at all ... until I saw those Sochi outfits. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2014-02-07 18:10 |
| #8 Could this be a preview of the New German Army uniforms "on parade" at the Winter Olympics in Sochi...if so then seemingly they have set their sites on warmer climates. |
| Posted by: Au Auric 2014-02-07 14:54 |
| #7 Alright, alright, alright.... everyone return to your Hanomags and calm down. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-02-07 11:05 |
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| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-02-07 11:02 |
| #5 German leftists have probably been more America-friendly than... say... the campus of Berkeley |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2014-02-07 10:08 |
| #4 The golden rule - he who has the gold, makes the rules. The corollary being - he who has the gold, builds the military. But America cannot be everywhere. Yes, that evil neo-colonialistic boogeyman, that target of millions of your fellow travelers who as sock puppets for the Soviets for decades was derided for providing protection that is now quickly disappearing. It was so easy to sit back and allow the locals to disparage the Americans cause by silence you didn't have to pay the political price for pointing out their freedoms were being paid for by the taxpayers across the Atlantic or Pacific who went without the generous state subsides you bought favor with at home. Good luck with all that now that you'll soon be on your own. What have the Romans done for us? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-02-07 09:28 |
| #3 Except Israel. They are getting most of the U-boats for free |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2014-02-07 08:45 |
| #2 Did they march into the Rhineland? (joke) Odd emphasis, considering the Deutchland has been selling U-boats to anyone with cash. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-02-07 07:26 |
| #1 Good. A combination of butdget-led military reductions + latent desire to protect the Euro-Socialist Welfare-Nanny State at all costs has led to various NATO-EU Nations mulling mutual consolidation of their small-n-getting-smaller armed forces just to maintain normal or "status quo" security requirements. ITS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY NATO-EU WANT THE US TO STAY THE LEADER OF ANY OUTSIDE MILOPS OR MILACTIONS WHERE NATO-EU COUNTRIES PARTICIPATE. * FYI TOPIX, WORLD NEWS > BRITISH MILITARY POWER WANING [declining], THINK-TANK TELLS DAVID CAMERON. And thus, little Virgina, we learn once again why God + 1960's - 70's Guam Taotamonas came up wid MADONNA, i.e symbolic of an future American femme whom marries into the UK Royal family + helps revive the Empire + UK-Euro glory. Nostradamus' "Mrs. Wallace Simpson". DON'T TELL NOT-TOM-CRUISE "MAVERICK" - THEY HAVE ISSUES. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-02-07 00:42 |