Europe “must take its fate into its own hands” faced with a western alliance divided by Brexit and Donald Trump’s presidency, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday.
“The times in which we could completely depend on others are on the way out. I’ve experienced that in the last few days,” Merkel told a crowd at an election rally in Munich, southern Germany.
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The chancellor had just returned from a G7 summit which wound up Saturday without a deal between the US and the other six major advanced nations on upholding the 2015 Paris climate accords.
Continue reading: Merkel warns US, Britain no longer reliable partners
The Secular Jurist 
My cheeks feel hot. Shame. I don’t exactly admire self-centered and selfish people, or countries. Is it too much to ask for a touch of nobility from one who imagines he is a royal cut above all others?
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It certainly is not too much to ask.
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Signs of a shaky alliance between the US and the EU? The refugee crisis, resulting from the US endless War of Terror, continues to assail European nations.
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True, amongst other things.
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This doesn’t sound so good. Maybe we will have major realignments in days to come
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That’s quite possible.
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So, let’s sum up Trump’s first four months regarding foriegn policy: He has driven Australia (and most of Asia) to China; singed onto supporting Sunni Islam (the actual terrorists); driven Europe away.
Good luck America for the rest of this century.
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America is going to need a lot more than just luck, my friend.
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