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Showing Original Post only (View all)Trump suggests US should treat Germany as an enemy because of World War II [View all]
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-germany-coronavirus-ww2-enemy-allies-russia-putin-a9435906.htmlDonald Trump is suggesting the United States should treat Germany more like an enemy because the two countries were adversaries in World War II as the president again lobbied for closer US-Russian relations.
If he turns the off-the-cuff remark into US policy, Mr Trump would try fundamentally overhauling the post-World War II global power dynamic that saw Western countries bring Germany into their sphere while combating Moscow and fighting the spread of communism in the post-war era. But with little opposition to the American-German alliance in Congress, especially the GOP-run Senate, such a plan would face ample pushback including from within his own party.
Mr Trump, during another wildly cascading "Fox & Friends" call-in, launched into a remarkable diatribe about Germany and Russia and how the United States should treat each country after being asked about what he and Russian President Vladimir Putin would discuss during a planned telephone conversation Monday morning.
The American leader repeated his long-espoused view that it would be a "good thing" if Washington and Moscow had a warmer relationship, noting he has been saying so since he was first a presidential candidate. Despite his five-year-old contention, the Cold War adversaries remain rivals on the global stage.
Ok he's gone totally insane now and oh yes, PUTIN!!!
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steve2470
Mar 2020
OP
my understanding is Putin wants to weaken or destroy our relationship with Germany...
steve2470
Mar 2020
#2
Thank you for your perspective, DFW. It comforts me quite a bit, & I hope it is true...
Hekate
Mar 2020
#21
well good he has move up to WWII, I thought he was stuck in the civil war like his base
scarytomcat
Mar 2020
#20