Here is Merkel, whose country took weeks to find a few dozen functional tanks for a NATO Exercise (but spends billions on Rapefugees while Southern Europe sufferers economically). A reminder that Germany spends about half of what it is required to under NATO rules on Defense, didn't help in Iraq, and is a general backseat driver that contributes a fraction of the gas money for the trip:
(Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel made a forceful pitch for Europe to play a more assertive role in global affairs as U.S. President Donald Trump dismantles the post-World War II order, setting the stage for a potential tense standoff at the Group of Seven summit this week.
The German leader again questioned the durability of trans-Atlantic relations by referring to eye-raising comments she made over a year ago in which she said that “the times when we could fully rely on others are to some extent over.” Those words, spoken at a beer-tent election rally, were a reaction to Trump hectoring European leaders for not spending enough on defense at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Brussels. Since then, more fuel has been added to the fire.
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Here is Merkel, whose country took weeks to find a few dozen functional tanks for a NATO Exercise (but spends billions on Rapefugees while Southern Europe sufferers economically). A reminder that Germany spends about half of what it is required to under NATO rules on Defense, didn't help in Iraq, and is a general backseat driver that contributes a fraction of the gas money for the trip:
https://www.bloombergquint.com/global-economics/2018/06/07/merkel-says-europe-must-step-up-in-world-being-reorganized