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Old 05-28-2017, 10:29 AM
 
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merkel wishes to see a federal europe , her claim that europe cannot rely on america is code for

further european integration ( with germany at the helm of course )
If true, then Trump is being played for a fool. But that is par for the course for Trump.
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Old 05-28-2017, 10:29 AM
 
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Good, Europe needs to take care of Europe, and the US needs to take care of the US.

I see no problem.
You wouldn't.
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Old 05-28-2017, 10:30 AM
 
Location: Florida
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You mean as long as Obama's leakers are still in WH. They must be found and fired. Personally, I believe Obama himself is the leaker, through his surrogates who are still there.
Which one of the WH staff is a leaker?
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Old 05-28-2017, 10:30 AM
 
Location: Finland
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Finland is not a NATO country, so no money for you.

Maybe Finland will be a part of a new alliance after Trump and Putin destroy NATO.
I'll claim the UK's share. For Finland I'll claim gratitude for being the buffer zone between Nato and Russia.
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Old 05-28-2017, 10:31 AM
 
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Now do you understand why we provide more funding? Our GNI is 4.6 times that of Germany. We contribute 1.5x.
So?

Since our GNI is much higher than most African nations, should we be paying for their defense?
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Old 05-28-2017, 10:31 AM
 
Location: Florida
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Let's do a comparison.
We already did.

US pays 21%

Europe pays 79%
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Old 05-28-2017, 10:32 AM
 
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You wouldn't.
I'm glad the MIL complex can count on you to support spending billions of dollars on military hardware to safe guard Europe against the boogeyman.
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Old 05-28-2017, 10:34 AM
 
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We already did.

US pays 21%

Europe pays 79%
Geez, why do I have to baby step you through everything.

This time I refuse. If you can't figure this out, I'll leave you to your fantasy.
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Old 05-28-2017, 10:35 AM
 
Location: Southern Willamette Valley, Oregon
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One radical muslim attack at a time....

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We deserve this. We should be put into "time out" by the rest of the west until we prove we can elect an adult to lead us again.
You would say the same thing if Pence or any human other than a democrat was POTUS. Just stop it already.
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Old 05-28-2017, 10:36 AM
 
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Quoting one of your idols, "The 80's called, and they want their foreign policy back."
Guess I could also say to you, the 30's called and we got this fool who is now in the WH.
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