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US President warning Germany about Russia in 2018: > "Reliance on a single foreign supplier can leave a nation vulnerable to extortion and intimidation. That i
by nailer 4y ago
US President warning Germany about Russia in 2018:
> "Reliance on a single foreign supplier can leave a nation vulnerable to extortion and intimidation. That is why we congratulate European states, such as Poland, for leading the construction of a Baltic pipeline so that nations are not dependent on Russia to meet their energy needs. Germany will become totally dependent on Russian energy if it does not immediately change course,"
> "Here in the Western Hemisphere, we are committed to maintaining our independence from the encroachment of expansionist foreign powers."
- belltaco 4y agoBack in 2014: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-eu-summit/obama-tells-eu-to-do-more-to-cut-reliance-on-russian-gas-idUSBREA2P0W220140326 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-eu-summit/obama-tells...
- YarickR2 4y agoBack in early 2014: "Fuck the EU" - Victoria Nuland. Google it up. As it stands, EU is being consistently and thoroughly fucked
- yucky 4y agoNot coincidentally, this is also when we learned the US was behind the 2014 coup in Ukraine, which directly led to Putin invading & annexing Crimea. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26079957 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26079957
- TMWNN 4y agoLet's name names. Trump, the abovementioned president, at the UN in 2018 warns that Germany is endangering itself by increasing dependence on Russia. German envoys laugh <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfJv9QYrlwgepe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfJv9QYrlwgepe>, including foreign minister Heiko Maas, today enjoying a quiet retirement back home in Saarland.
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- rvz 4y agoNow, they are really quiet today and are still struggling to admit their foolishness, since they have now realised years later that they have become Europe's biggest fools, such that it's even more embarrassing to them that it also came directly from Trump, alongside with other points he specifically made at the time which aged like fine wine. So Germany will indeed learn the hard way, despite ignoring the repeated warnings.
- legitster 4y agoThe last few presidents have said the same thing - here's Obama in 2014: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-eu-summit/obama-tells-eu-to-do-more-to-cut-reliance-on-russian-gas-idUSBREA2P0W220140326 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-eu-summit/obama-tells... Trump also yanked the rug out from under the TPP which effectively locked in our manufacturing relationship with China, so glass houses and all that.
- leereeves 4y agoThe TPP was widely opposed before Trump stopped it. Then the "everything Trump does is wrong" crowd reversed their position and started claiming the TPP was a good thing. https://www.rockagainstthetpp.org/ https://www.rockagainstthetpp.org/ https://www.artistsagainsttpp.org/ https://www.artistsagainsttpp.org/ https://act.eff.org/action/speak-out-against-the-trans-pacific-partnership-agreement https://act.eff.org/action/speak-out-against-the-trans-pacif... https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-im-against-the-tpp_b_6831518 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-im-against-the-tpp_b_6831... https://progressive.org/latest/tpp-another-trade-scam/ https://progressive.org/latest/tpp-another-trade-scam/ https://www.cnn.com/2015/10/07/politics/hillary-clinton-opposes-tpp/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2015/10/07/politics/hillary-clinton-oppo...
- legitster 4y ago> The TPP was widely opposed before Trump stopped it. Agreed. Progressives are equally culpable. Though I never really heard many outlets reverse their opinions. I think people just largely forgot about the TPP. > Then the "everything Trump does is wrong" crowd To the contrary, I do not understand the crowd that shows up to a conversation about the time and insists on bringing their broken clock.