Merkel reneges on NATO defense pledge, causing friction with U.S.

[anatta]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel walked back her country’s 2014 pledge to spend 2 percent of its GDP on defense to maintain the military strength of the NATO alliance.

Speaking at a panel discussion organized by Ostsee Zeitung local newspaper in the Baltic Sea town of Stralsund, Merkel said: “We said we want to achieve 1.5% by 2024. And that is our common will.”

In 2014, Merkel’s government committed her country's defense budget at a NATO conference in Wales to increase its expenditure to 2% by 2024. Her broken promise has created intense friction between the US and Germany.


US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell told Fox News on Wednesday: “The Wales Pledge was made in 2014 and it gave a 10-year runway to get to 2 percent by 2024.”


Sergio Gor, Deputy Chief of Staff to Senator Rand Paul, told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday: "It’s highly concerning to Congress when German leaders prioritize giving foreign aid instead of meeting their defense spending obligations. Why should the United States taxpayer have to be liable when European nations are doing so little for their own defense? Ambassador Ric Grenell is absolutely right in raising this issue, and Washington is paying close attention to Berlin’s next step.”
https://www.jpost.com/International...efense-pledge-causing-friction-with-US-598646

 

[moon]

Trump will understand- being the Reneger-in-Chief.

 

[anatta]

Trump will understand- being the Reneger-in-Chief.

how is that?

 

[moon]

The Paris climate and Iranian agreements spring to mind. Do you really think that the Orange Orc is going to get a free pass for those ?

 

[anatta]

The Paris climate and Iranian agreements spring to mind. Do you really think that the Orange Orc is going to get a free pass for those ?

OK,, I simply wanted an example as I could not think of anything. I was thinking domestic politics

The Iran agreement withdrawal is a day late and a dollar short in terms of curbing Iranian hegemony,
Although the proxy groups such as Hez are hurting for funds

The Paris accords could not have been more poorly designed with China and India quotas if they tried to

 

[cancel2 2022]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel walked back her country’s 2014 pledge to spend 2 percent of its GDP on defense to maintain the military strength of the NATO alliance.

Speaking at a panel discussion organized by Ostsee Zeitung local newspaper in the Baltic Sea town of Stralsund, Merkel said: “We said we want to achieve 1.5% by 2024. And that is our common will.”

In 2014, Merkel’s government committed her country's defense budget at a NATO conference in Wales to increase its expenditure to 2% by 2024. Her broken promise has created intense friction between the US and Germany.


US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell told Fox News on Wednesday: “The Wales Pledge was made in 2014 and it gave a 10-year runway to get to 2 percent by 2024.”


Sergio Gor, Deputy Chief of Staff to Senator Rand Paul, told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday: "It’s highly concerning to Congress when German leaders prioritize giving foreign aid instead of meeting their defense spending obligations. Why should the United States taxpayer have to be liable when European nations are doing so little for their own defense? Ambassador Ric Grenell is absolutely right in raising this issue, and Washington is paying close attention to Berlin’s next step.”
https://www.jpost.com/International...efense-pledge-causing-friction-with-US-598646

Of course they have, never had any intention of doing so in the first place. I have lost count of the number of bullshitters on here that claimed they would honour it by 2024.

 

[cancel2 2022]

OK,, I simply wanted an example as I could not think of anything. I was thinking domestic politics

The Iran agreement withdrawal is a day late and a dollar short in terms of curbing Iranian hegemony,
Although the proxy groups such as Hez are hurting for funds

The Paris accords could not have been more poorly designed with China and India quotas if they tried to

Paris is the Chinese Hoax Trump was referring to, they get a free pass till 2030 whilst the West gets hamstrung by carbon credits and bureaucracy. To me the epitome of that farce, was thousands of private jets flying in and out of Orly Airport laden with celebs, potentates and enviro-mentalists.

 

[anatta]

Of course they have, never had any intention of doing so in the first place. I have lost count of the number of bullshitters on here that claimed they would honour it by 2024.

I can't wait to see Merkel gone - although she's has a done a decent job with Germany's Russian relation and keeping US offensive weapons out of Donbass (before Trump) they gotta pay their NATO bill

Genman leadership is bureaucratic dithering on national energy policy. Going nuke free was a mistake

 

[MSgt]

I trust the krauts to help with the defense of the free world.

 

[katzgar]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel walked back her country’s 2014 pledge to spend 2 percent of its GDP on defense to maintain the military strength of the NATO alliance.

Speaking at a panel discussion organized by Ostsee Zeitung local newspaper in the Baltic Sea town of Stralsund, Merkel said: “We said we want to achieve 1.5% by 2024. And that is our common will.”

In 2014, Merkel’s government committed her country's defense budget at a NATO conference in Wales to increase its expenditure to 2% by 2024. Her broken promise has created intense friction between the US and Germany.


US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell told Fox News on Wednesday: “The Wales Pledge was made in 2014 and it gave a 10-year runway to get to 2 percent by 2024.”


Sergio Gor, Deputy Chief of Staff to Senator Rand Paul, told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday: "It’s highly concerning to Congress when German leaders prioritize giving foreign aid instead of meeting their defense spending obligations. Why should the United States taxpayer have to be liable when European nations are doing so little for their own defense? Ambassador Ric Grenell is absolutely right in raising this issue, and Washington is paying close attention to Berlin’s next step.”
https://www.jpost.com/International...efense-pledge-causing-friction-with-US-598646

she learned the art of the renege from trump

 

[katzgar]

OK,, I simply wanted an example as I could not think of anything. I was thinking domestic politics

The Iran agreement withdrawal is a day late and a dollar short in terms of curbing Iranian hegemony,
Although the proxy groups such as Hez are hurting for funds

The Paris accords could not have been more poorly designed with China and India quotas if they tried to

she learned the art of the renege from trump. you need to think shit through before you embarrass yourself

 

[PostmodernProphet]

The Paris climate and Iranian agreements spring to mind. Do you really think that the Orange Orc is going to get a free pass for those ?

they weren't agreements that America entered into..........even Obama knows that, since he knew it was a waste of time to submit them to Congress......

 

[PostmodernProphet]

I can't wait to see Merkel gone - although she's has a done a decent job with Germany's Russian relation and keeping US offensive weapons out of Donbass (before Trump) they gotta pay their NATO bill

Genman leadership is bureaucratic dithering on national energy policy. Going nuke free was a mistake

I can't wait until NATO is gone.......

 

[cancel2 2022]

she learned the art of the renege from trump

Don't be a dopey cunt all your life!! Germany has been promising to honour the 2% pledge since 2006, intelligent well read people know that.

 

[katzgar]

Don't be a dopey cunt all your life!! Germany has been promising to honour the 2% pledge since 2006, intelligent well read people know that.

the word is spelled honor you moron

 

[anatta]

the word is spelled honor you moron

WTF katzgutz.
if your only reply is to incorrectly indicate a misspelling ( perfectly acceptable as spelled by the Brits) then you should have not replied

 

[anatta]

I can't wait until NATO is gone.......

well we have too much invested in keeping Russia an existential threat and military threat at all times

 

[katzgar]

WTF katzgutz.
if your only reply is to incorrectly indicate a misspelling ( perfectly acceptable as spelled by the Brits) then you should have not replied

How the brits spell is irrelevant and pointless. Take your bull shit and shove it up your ass

 

[Bigdog]

Interesting, ... will the Leftists claim Germany hates Nato and wants to destroy it?

Germany has the largest Trade Surplus in the world. It's not like they can't afford to pay their fair share.

 

[Darth Omar]

Paris is the Chinese Hoax Trump was referring to, they get a free pass till 2030 whilst the West gets hamstrung by carbon credits and bureaucracy. To me the epitome of that farce, was thousands of private jets flying in and out of Orly Airport laden with celebs, potentates and enviro-mentalists.

China has to think the West is pretty much run by idiots lol.

And there’s some truth in that.