justoffal
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Beat me to it and could not agree more.This is what happens when the US starts treating our allies like deadbeats and pulls out of agreements.Sounds like Germany is a Islamic terrorist states ally!
Germany has rejected US pressure to send warships to protect shipping in the Persian Gulf from seizure by Iran.
Olaf Scholz, the German vice-chancellor, publicly confirmed on Wednesday that his country would not take part in a US-led naval taskforce.
“We want to talk about how to address the situation with our French and British partners in Europe, but there is no discussion of a mission as requested,” said Mr Scholz, who is deputising for Angela Merkel while she is on holiday.
Germany reportedly rejected calls to take part in the planned taskforce last week, but this is the first time the German government has commented publicly .
Along with Britain and France, Germany has been keen to rescue the nuclear deal agreed with Iran by Barack Obama, which Mr Trump withdrew from last year.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
They will go their own way. Who can blame them?
Agree on what? That Germany continues to be self-seeking state that would be a deadbeat unless forced to be responsible?
It's high time the United States stoppedl being a patsy for imperious world children.
That doesn't mean we want help when we needed but it does mean that we look for reciprocation which is only fair and just.
Jo