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Title: Merkel: Germany won't necessarily take US side in potential Korea war
Post by: Fishrrman on August 24, 2017, 03:32:03 pm
http://presstv.com/Detail/2017/08/23/532689/Germany-US-Korea-dispute

Merkel: Germany won't necessarily take US side in potential Korea war

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Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany has warned the United States that Berlin would not necessarily take the side of Washington in a potential war against North Korea, saying the two sides of the conflict on the Korean Peninsula had better seek a diplomatic solution and avoid direct military confrontation.

If a military conflict erupts between the United States and North Korea, Merkel said on Wednesday, Germany would not automatically take the side of Washington. Berlin and other members of the European Union are in favor of a peaceful solution, she added.

Merkel said resorting to military action to overcome the standoff between the United States and North Korea was absolutely wrong. She urged the international community to do more to resolve the crisis.

“We should do more ... We cannot simply insist on a diplomatic solution while we sit and do nothing,” she said at an event organized by the Handelsblatt business daily.

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Title: Re: Merkel: Germany won't necessarily take US side in potential Korea war
Post by: Fishrrman on August 24, 2017, 03:33:46 pm
Remember "which side" she was originally on:

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Title: Re: Merkel: Germany won't necessarily take US side in potential Korea war
Post by: catfish1957 on August 24, 2017, 03:36:27 pm
Quote from: Fishrrman on August 24, 2017, 03:32:03 pm
http://presstv.com/Detail/2017/08/23/532689/Germany-US-Korea-dispute

Merkel: Germany won't necessarily take US side in potential Korea war



Sure Merkey...   we might say the same when Putin starts marching in from the east.
Title: Re: Merkel: Germany won't necessarily take US side in potential Korea war
Post by: dfwgator on August 24, 2017, 03:37:25 pm
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Title: Re: Merkel: Germany won't necessarily take US side in potential Korea war
Post by: endicom on August 24, 2017, 03:40:00 pm
Good cop (Merkel), bad cop (Trump)?
Title: Re: Merkel: Germany won't necessarily take US side in potential Korea war
Post by: Mom MD on August 24, 2017, 03:53:57 pm
Good   Let's pull our troops bases and $ out of the cesspool she is making of her once beautiful country.  And don't expect us to defend you.
Title: Re: Merkel: Germany won't necessarily take US side in potential Korea war
Post by: catfish1957 on August 24, 2017, 04:00:07 pm
Quote from: Mom MD on August 24, 2017, 03:53:57 pm
Good   Let's pull our troops bases and $ out of the cesspool she is making of her once beautiful country.  And don't expect us to defend you.

So true.
Title: Re: Merkel: Germany won't necessarily take US side in potential Korea war
Post by: Oceander on August 24, 2017, 04:07:18 pm
Quote from: endicom on August 24, 2017, 03:40:00 pm
Good cop (Merkel), bad cop (Trump)?
Possibly.