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2007-12-18 Europe

Social Democrats in Germany call for climate-related sanctions on U.S.

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Posted by ed 2007-12-18 14:57|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 Germany has absolutely no moral authority to order anyone to do anything. In fact, it probably will never have moral authority to conduct anything again. You will never rule again.

Posted by newc">newc 2007-12-18 15:06|| 2007-12-18 15:06|| Front Page Top

#2 In this case I support Bush's preemption policy. Cut the Germans off.

Posted by ed 2007-12-18 15:16|| 2007-12-18 15:16|| Front Page Top

#3 All those US-spec Bimmers and Benzes . . . it'd be a shame if you couldn't sell 'em here anymore.

Posted by Mike 2007-12-18 15:30|| 2007-12-18 15:30|| Front Page Top

#4 The Social Democrats are calling for sanctions on energy-intensive U.S. export products if the Bush administration continues to obstruct international agreements on climate protection, the party's leading environmental expert said Tuesday.

Damn, why couldn't you guys do this fifty or forty years ago? Would have save us a lot of money and resources rather than being the suckers we were in providing the defense of Western Europe. Think of all that Soviet style environmental legacy you could be dealing with now, instead of playing stupid pseudo morality games.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-12-18 15:36|| 2007-12-18 15:36|| Front Page Top

#5 This could prove amusing, as Chancellor Merkel cuts them off at the knees.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2007-12-18 15:39|| 2007-12-18 15:39|| Front Page Top

#6 You're going to sanction us? You and what army?

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2007-12-18 15:43|| 2007-12-18 15:43|| Front Page Top

#7 Ahem...

"Nuts!"

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-12-18 16:03|| 2007-12-18 16:03|| Front Page Top

#8 Too bad. The Germans make nice stuff, but if I have to buy American or Japanese or something else...oh, well.

Posted by tu3031 2007-12-18 16:14|| 2007-12-18 16:14|| Front Page Top

#9 "pressuring the Bush administration to ratify the Kyoto Protocol"
They've all bashed Bush so long that they've forgotten that even Al Gore as president of the Senate could not get the Senate anywhere close to ratification. And 2008 is not the year either.

If they were sincerely worried about climate change, wouldn't they stop using energy-intensive products from anywhere on the globe?

Posted by Darrell 2007-12-18 16:36|| 2007-12-18 16:36|| Front Page Top

#10 Bush should call them out. The Kyoto protocols were written after the worst pollutions in East Germany were cleaned up with baselines that included East German numbers so Germany had the easiest task to make their goals. It was a cheat from the start and I still don't think they are making their numbers.

Posted by rjschwarz 2007-12-18 18:10|| 2007-12-18 18:10|| Front Page Top

#11 Bush should have a meeting with the Japanese in the city of Kyoto and sign a protocol to fight giant monsters. Then when anyone makes stupid claims like the Germans here he can mock them for not taking the giant monster threat seriously and not signing Kyoto Protocol '08.

Posted by rjschwarz 2007-12-18 18:12|| 2007-12-18 18:12|| Front Page Top

#12 Kyotonazis. Same ol' in new coating.

Posted by twobyfour 2007-12-18 18:29|| 2007-12-18 18:29|| Front Page Top

#13 Dear Social Democrats,

Posted by DMFD 2007-12-18 18:50|| 2007-12-18 18:50|| Front Page Top

#14 REDDIT > GLOBAL CARBON TAX - THE REAL REASON FOR KYOTO, WARMING. Paying for OWG-SWO, Government World Order.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-12-18 21:21|| 2007-12-18 21:21|| Front Page Top

#15 How about sanctions of Social-Democrats instead.

China and India will never sign on why should we.

I already don't knowingly buy German products. The German media has a program of hate against the US and the German people can't get enough of it. I will not reward them with my money. They can freeze in the dark I am not going to.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2007-12-18 22:23|| 2007-12-18 22:23|| Front Page Top

#16 Paying for OWG-SWO, Government World Order.

Over my effin carcass!

Posted by twobyfour 2007-12-18 22:27|| 2007-12-18 22:27|| Front Page Top

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