by Oui
Mon Jul 28th, 2025 at 05:49:07 AM EST
VDL
After humiliation and early exit from Beijing and Xi ... she went to Scotland and tied the knot with Emperor Don.
The fate of Europe is now in the hands of a mad man and ditto nation. WWIII continues unabated. 🔥 🔥
Some good points made ... still not understanding America needs the economic wealth of the EU and Arab states to confront China in the Pacific region together with NATO.
Trump is now in a much stronger position to strike first at Russia in Kaliningrad and gamble it will not lead to a nuclear confrontation. NATO will not secede Crimea without a fight.
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Nuclear risk? Germany's Next Move Could End NATO.. | Prof. John Mearsheimer |
Mad man Friedrich Merz kept in a cage by Chancellor Angela Merkel
Starker Kanzler
Starker Deutschland
When leaders lie... | Zeitgeist |
Political lying may be normal, but devaluing the truth breeds cynicism
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There is a problem, however, when deceit creates a false impression that is crucial to the decision-making process; when the options were mispresented to you so that you make a choice on wrong pretences. Like the politician chooses Hell in the joke on a false premise. Or like a date telling you they are single when they are not.
I fear the likely next chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, has sailed perilously close to those winds.
VDL's Favorite Think Tank Along w Pro-Israel Position
Merz's Chance to Reset the US-Germany Alliance | Hudson Institute - 5 June 2025 |
When Friedrich Merz arrives at the White House today, he will be the third German chancellor to meet Donald Trump since the latter won the presidency of the United States in November 2016. After two false starts, the third time should be the charm.
Merz exemplifies what Trump has been demanding of Europe since taking office: a leader with the power and the inclination to rebalance the alliance. With today's visit, the prospect of a productive American-German partnership is finally within reach, if Trump decides to grab it.
In many respects, the new German leader is a natural partner for a Republican president. After cutting his teeth in Helmut Kohl's conservative Christian Democratic Union, Merz served in senior capacities at multiple U.S. firms' German operations. His commitment to a strong alliance with America and his proximity to German business have long formed the twin pillars of his political identity. Merz, like Trump, also fell out with Angela Merkel. A dyed-in-the-wool transatlanticist who embraces market economics and couldn't get along with Angela Merkel? There is much for Trump to like.
Friedrich Merz: Risk-taker who flirted with far right | BBC News - 24 Feb. 2025 |
Emperor Don at ease in Scottish Highlands ... Nordic scent.
Neocon wars Greater Middle East and influx of battered war refugees ...
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Donald Trump Warns Europe of "Invasion" from Migrants
