Merkel: “Europe Can No Longer Rely On The US To Protect It”

Now you’re getting it Angela!

Via Zerohedge.com

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With Europe having failed to prevent Donald Trump from withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal despite sending both Macron and Merkel to Washington in an attempt to persuade him, the tension between Europe and the US has escalated, and on Thursday morning, Merkel said that Europe can no longer rely on US “to protect it.”

“It’s no longer the case that the United States will simply just protect us. Rather, Europe needs to take its fate into its own hands, that’s the task of the future,” Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday in a speech commending French President Emmanuel Macron at prize ceremony in Aachen, Germany.

Then again, this is Germany, the same nation which only has 4 fully-functioning Eurofighter jets in operation.

Merkel also says that “we will make progress” together with France on banking union and capital markets union, though “these are difficult discussions”, and commented that German differences with France “don’t separate us, rather they always bring us back together.”

Merkel’s view on the fraying relationship with the US echoes the earlier statement of the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, who said during a Thursday address that Washington “had lost vigor, and because of it, in the long term, influence,” suggesting that Europe should take over the US’ role as global leader.

Meanwhile, further breaking away with the unilateral action employed by Trump, the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini stressed that the bloc reserved the right to act in its security interests, calling on the international community to preserve the JCPOA.

Donald Trump announced on Tuesday, that US was withdrawing from the JCPOA, which is also known as the Iran nuclear deal, causing a major backlash among the European allies of the US. He also promised to re-impose the highest level of economic sanctions against Tehran in response to the development of the nuclear program. So far Europe has stressed it is business as usual when it comes to one of its key oil suppliers, and the deal remains in place, no matter what Trump says or does.

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Bostonbob
Bostonbob
May 10, 2018 1:50 pm

See, the fourth turning can have its fun moments.
Bob

JustTruth
JustTruth
May 10, 2018 1:52 pm

Congratulations, Angela. Tired of Trump stomping his heel on your head? Welcome to the 21st century. And BTW, are you really Hitler’s daughter?

Jack Lovett
Jack Lovett
  JustTruth
May 10, 2018 2:11 pm

Good question. But it does appear she was placed in office to aid in the downfall of Germany.

Rather Not
Rather Not
May 10, 2018 2:06 pm

Trump wanted the Euro-allies to spend more on their militaries…at least enough to meet their treaty obligations. Angela is apparently taking GEOTUS message to heart.

MadMike
MadMike
May 10, 2018 2:11 pm

If only it were true.
The only thing that’s really changed is her press release.

IndenturedServant
IndenturedServant
May 10, 2018 2:18 pm

Bwahahahahahaha!

overthecliff
overthecliff
May 10, 2018 2:25 pm

I’ll believe it when I see it. Bring our military home from Europe and put them on the border. No more uncle sucker.

Anonymously Anonymous
Anonymously Anonymous
May 10, 2018 2:46 pm

I think you’ll find it’s damn tough to have guns AND butter, Angela. SO sick of freeloading Euros acting all high and mighty ruining their nations with failed socialism and immigration policies while expecting that the U.S. will just keep paying for their security. Bye Felicia! Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out and don’t be the petty 5-year old telling us all you’re “running away from home” only to show up later at dinner time.

IndenturedServant
IndenturedServant
May 10, 2018 2:50 pm

This just in:

Raman Ghavami
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H.J.Ansari Zarif’s senior advisor: “If Europeans stop trading with Iran and don’t put pressure on US then we will reveal which western politicians and how much money they had received during nuclear negotiations to make #IranDeal happen.”

That would be interesting.

#JCPOA

2:16 PM – 8 May 2018

Brave ol' Q
Brave ol' Q
  IndenturedServant
May 10, 2018 2:53 pm

Pray!

Administrator
Administrator
  IndenturedServant
May 10, 2018 2:58 pm

Game changer!!!!

Snore.

IndenturedServant
IndenturedServant
  Administrator
May 10, 2018 3:31 pm

Not a game changer. It’s just enjoyable watching the rats turn on each other.

Trump deployed the game changer earlier in the week.

bigfoot
bigfoot
  Administrator
May 10, 2018 11:35 pm

Why must good news always be a “game changer?” Why?

This news is a base hit that drove the runner to second. No outs yet. The hitter’s team is up 9-0 in the third.

What is snorable is Admin’s perfect record of contempt for anything that smells of game changing in process of which there is plenty plenty all around. I would think the applause and stamping of feet in the stands would wake the guy up now and then, but no, he snores away and misses the fun and only wakes up to spit in his cup, take a shot of Old Turkey, and piss in one of the empty bottles.

Administrator
Administrator
  bigfoot
May 11, 2018 7:01 am

Someone has their panties in a twist. That time of month?

Tony
Tony
May 10, 2018 3:04 pm

Yeah, they can use all the money for defense that they got as their part of the pallets of cash that zero sent over. Those c-suckers are all crying in their beer because it will soon be discovered who got what and how much exposing their criminality. The Iranians never signed the agreement and neither did the US Congress so it is not even legally binding.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3334249/State-Department-says-Iran-NEVER-SIGNED-nuclear-deal-s-not-legally-binding-tells-Congress-butt-Obama-s-political-commitments.html

The hypon
The hypon
May 10, 2018 3:54 pm

The US is always crying that Europe needs to cough up more dough for its defence. Defence from who? The Americans run a racket were Europeans have to buy crappy American weapon systems , generating American jobs and wealth for American business while draining the European exchequer. Islamic terrorist are financed by the US and its poodle Britain , wouldn’t exist otherwise. When will American occupation forces leave Germany, which by the way the German taxpayer has to pay for . They won’t because once Germany breaks free the whole house of cards will collapse. If you think things are hard economically now you ain’t seen nothing yet.

IndenturedServant
IndenturedServant
May 10, 2018 4:47 pm
nkit
nkit
May 10, 2018 4:55 pm

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YourAverageJoe
YourAverageJoe
May 10, 2018 10:08 pm

I’d happily shove her off the roof of a tall building

Stucky
Stucky
May 11, 2018 12:37 pm

Exactly from WHAT does Germany/Europe need protection FROM?? The eeeevil Russkies? Ha. Maybe Europe can pull it’s ass out of ancient history Cold War thinking. But, I doubt it.

Europe needs protection from the millions of mooslimfuks who are invading their shores, and will — if left unchecked — destroy their culture. Can Europe do that? Nope, doesn’t seem like it. And a thousand American military bases won’t stop it either. Merkel needs to pull her commie head out of her cunt before it’s too late … which it might already be.