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Germany to Trump: We won’t help you reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Germany to Trump: We won’t help you reopen the Strait of Hormuz - Lemmy.ca

“This war has nothing to do with NATO. It’s not NATO’s war,” Stefan Kornelius, a spokesperson for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, told reporters in Berlin on Monday. “NATO is a defensive alliance, an alliance for the defense of its territory,” he added.

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remon 6d ago

But not out of principle … our ships just don’t go that far without breaking down!

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RandAlThor 6d ago

lol is that true? are you german?

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“Bedingt abwehrfähig” is the bureacratic term the government uses to explain that the German military, in particular the equipment, is broken beyond any hope of repair.