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Merkel: Germany won't necessarily take US side in potential Korea war
2017-08-24
[Iran Press TV]
As long as Germany does not actively fight on the side of North Korea, we'll be fine.
Posted by:Fred

#17  I don't think you'll find one country in the world which would say: If you attack North Korea we'll join automatically. Posted by European Conservative

Could be a REASON for that:

On 31 October 1953, the last South African Force left Korea.

The Squadron received the United States Presidential Citation, the Korean Presidential Citation and the USAF Unit Citation. Individual medals were 2 Silver Stars, 50 Distinguished Flying Cross (DFCs), 1 cluster to the DFC, 40 Bronze Medals, 176 Air Medals, 152 clusters to the Air Medal and 1 Soldier Medal.


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Posted by: Besoeker   2017-08-24 21:29  

#16  1) Election time
2) She didn't bring it up herself. When asked, she replied "not automatically".

Which is, like it or not, a fair answer. A North Korean attack on Guam (U.S. territory) could justify invoking Article 5 of NATO, a preemptive U.S. attack on North Korea would not.

I don't think you'll find one country in the world which would say: If you attack North Korea we'll join automatically.
Posted by: European Conservative   2017-08-24 20:05  

#15  Too busy making money selling "dual use" technology to the Norks (or their Chinese enablers), Fraulein?
Posted by: magpie   2017-08-24 14:06  

#14  Military salaries spent on the local economy becomes laundered money buying NATO support.
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-08-24 12:23  

#13  Why do we still have bases in Germany? Pull 'em out.

Dunno but I heard somewhere it has something to do with the German economy going into a tailspin without all the money coming from the bases.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-08-24 11:51  

#12  Why do we still have bases in Germany? Pull 'em out.
Posted by: Tennessee   2017-08-24 11:02  

#11  Sounds like more of a hindrance than a help.

More like blatant posturing.
Posted by: Pappy   2017-08-24 10:26  

#10  My first question is why we would want or ask for their help militarily. They are thousands of miles away and have no national interest in the region and we would have to transport any military equipment for them to Korea.

Sounds like more of a hindrance than a help.
Posted by: DarthVader   2017-08-24 09:15  

#9  Do our thing, then ship all the gulag refugees to Germany. They'll appreciate some sausage and beer.
Posted by: Beau   2017-08-24 09:04  

#8  The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, Part II?

Isn't military welfare great! Free ride and someone else pays the big bucks.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-08-24 07:08  

#7  "MLF, we'll scare Brezhnev"
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-08-24 05:10  

#6  Win, Win, Win
Ship the refugees to NKor!
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-08-24 05:10  

#5  She's too busy with her own ongoing Euro invasion to mess with Pudgy.
Posted by: Hupeting Sforza8196   2017-08-24 01:49  

#4  Nor the second.
Posted by: gorb   2017-08-24 00:36  

#3  Wouldn't be the first time we were on opposite sides of a conflict.
Posted by: SteveS   2017-08-24 00:20  

#2  FU Stazi Civilization destroyer.
Posted by: newc   2017-08-24 00:12  

#1  Not that they would be any help militarily. As long as they keep with sanctions, thats all they need to do.
Posted by: Injun Bucket8891   2017-08-24 00:04  

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