Germany pledges to help Mali retake northern territories from islamists
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Germany has pledged to help Mali to reconquer its Islamist-controlled north as instability in the region threatens to spread. However, Berlin will not be providing weapons or Bundeswehr soldiers for a military mission.
This will offering training assistance to troops in Mali, Westerwelle told reporters after meeting with UN special envoy for the region, Romano Prodi in Berlin. "We'll possibly also help with logistics, technically and financially," he elaborated.
Germany's foreign minister stressed, however, that German support would stop short of providing Bundeswehr troops or arms. He said it was too early to have conversations about military action. "The focus on the military discussion is not appropriate and very premature," Westerwelle said, adding that any military intervention should be African-led.
His pledge of support came amid fears that northern Mali could become a sanctuary for radicals following a March coup in which al Qaeda's north African branch seized control of the north alongside several other radical Islamist groups. Westerwelle warned that this development not only threatened the region, but could also put Europe in danger.
"If northern Mali falls, if terrorist training camps are set up there, if a safe haven can be built for the terrorists of the world, that threatens not only Mali, the region and the north African states, but also us in Europe."
[B]Merkel backs support[/B]
Meanwhile at a meeting of armed forces officers near Berlin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Mali's forces were in need support, being too weak to act alone at present.
"Free, democratic nations cannot allow international terrorism to obtain a safe haven in the north of the country," said Merkel.
EU foreign ministers are poised to debate a proposed support plan for Mali on November 19. The mission would be conducted within the framework of an African Union intervention. The African body is due to present a blueprint for a military mission to its Peace and Security Council on Wednesday and then send it on to the UN Security Council for approval.
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source: [URL]http://www.dw.de/germany-backs-mali-intervention-but-not-with-weapons/a-16326769[/URL]
Had no clue that was happening in northern Mali.
For the geographically inept, mali is on the southern border of algeria.
Vaterland, warum?
German Afrika Korps v. 2
I would totally be cool with Germany taking a larger roll in global security.
Sounds like an average game of Crusader Kings 2
[editline]24th October 2012[/editline]
Oh man. So if they arent providing Bundeswehr, does that mean that they might provide the kiregsmarine?
[QUOTE=ewitwins;38159993]I would totally be cool with Germany taking a larger roll in global security.[/QUOTE]
Danish?
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Germany has pledged to help Mali to reconquer its Islamist-controlled north as instability in the region threatens to spread. However, Berlin will not be providing weapons or Bundeswehr soldiers for a military mission.
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I think most people here did not read the first line.
[QUOTE=laserguided;38160195]I think most people here did not read the first line.[/QUOTE]
What the hell is "reading"?
This clearly means that Germany is becoming Nazi land again!
[video=youtube;SuLWRAq-Kuk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuLWRAq-Kuk&bpctr=1351074381[/video]
[QUOTE=Nikota;38160160]Sounds like an average game of Crusader Kings 2
[editline]24th October 2012[/editline]
Oh man. So if they arent providing Bundeswehr, does that mean that they might provide the kiregsmarine?[/QUOTE]
The Kriegsmarine does not exist. The [b]Marine[/b] is part of the Bundeswehr.
The Bundeswehr is the Armed Forces. The army is called Heer.
[QUOTE=Best4bond;38161355]This clearly means that Germany is becoming Nazi land again!
[video=youtube;SuLWRAq-Kuk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuLWRAq-Kuk&bpctr=1351074381[/video][/QUOTE]
No. go away.
[QUOTE=Best4bond;38161355]This clearly means that Germany is becoming Nazi land again!
[video=youtube;SuLWRAq-Kuk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuLWRAq-Kuk&bpctr=1351074381[/video][/QUOTE]
hahaha nazis its funny cuz dey wer nazis bfor XD
Anyway it's nice that Germany is still doing shit even though what's happened in the past
[QUOTE=Scrimp;38163801][video=youtube;z7P6rEctIsU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7P6rEctIsU[/video][/QUOTE]
No love in this thread for the German Empire.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMzPOUy8wdM[/media]
[QUOTE=BusterBluth;38164395]Poor Germany, you start two little world wars and then you can never get in another war again without people bringing it up.[/QUOTE]
Germany didn't start WWI, though. It got unfairly blamed for it.
[QUOTE=Jin;38164662]Germany didn't start WWI, though. It got unfairly blamed for it.[/QUOTE]
For the sake of the joke come on
[QUOTE=ewitwins;38159993]I would totally be cool with Germany taking a larger roll in global security.[/QUOTE]
But if America wants to play world cop everyone is up in arms.
I'm willing to write Africa off as a loss. There's no helping that place, can we just stop wasting money and trying. We gave it a good effort. If the private sector wants to continue with it then so be it, but enough with the tax dollars and lives
[QUOTE=hypno-toad;38160229]What the hell is "reading"?[/QUOTE]
Some town in the UK
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Reading_UK_locator_map.svg/320px-Reading_UK_locator_map.svg.png[/IMG]
[QUOTE=TheTalon;38165490]I'm willing to write Africa off as a loss. There's no helping that place, can we just stop wasting money and trying. We gave it a good effort. If the private sector wants to continue with it then so be it, but enough with the tax dollars and lives[/QUOTE]
It has been improving in some areas.
Shit takes time to improve. Europe used to have slavery in the feudal system, they got out of it.
Also, we can't give up on africa, because the global population won't stop massively increasing until africa has its problems fixed.
And we have very shitty places like that in America, go search up the Appalachian miners.
[QUOTE=Hidole555;38166800]Some town in the UK
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Reading_UK_locator_map.svg/320px-Reading_UK_locator_map.svg.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]
Nice place but all the black cab drivers are Indian or Pakistani so they tend to get lost quite often.
[QUOTE=TheTalon;38165490]I'm willing to write Africa off as a loss. There's no helping that place, can we just stop wasting money and trying. We gave it a good effort. If the private sector wants to continue with it then so be it, but enough with the tax dollars and lives[/QUOTE]
Yea we gave it a good shot by exploiting the shit out of it. Yea, we gave it a good shot by continuing to exploit the shit out of it for resources and labor.
Man if only those damn Africans would stop getting exploited and start building up their fucking continent!
[QUOTE=assassin_Raptor;38165116]But if America wants to play world cop everyone is up in arms.[/QUOTE]
Because people totally should be fine with a country that has attempted to overthrow over 50 governments (which 15 were democratic) in the last 60 years be a world cop?
Besides, Germany doesn't have retarded government
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Besides, Germany doesn't have retarded government[/QUOTE]
I'm german and I think we do.
Even our minister of finance sits in a wheelchair:
[img_thumb]http://www.swex.de/_data/zoom_schaeuble_kommt.jpg[/img_thumb]
(he also thinks all internet users are terrorists)
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