As the US is pushing our Allies to ostracize and isolate Iran for abiding by the Iran Nuclear deal, at a security conference in Munich Vice President (and potted plant) Mike Pence brought our allies greetings from Putin’s patsy Donald Trump.
Their response was icy silence.
On Global Warming a defiant Trump wants the US to be a part of the problem NOT part of the solution our allies are working together to address.
Update:
By Katrin Bennhold and Steven Erlanger
In an uncharacteristically passionate speech, Ms. Merkel said the nuclear deal was the best way of influencing Iranian behavior on a range of non-nuclear issues, from missile development to terrorism.
Without mentioning President Trump or the United States by name in what may be her last speech to this major security conference, Ms. Merkel criticized other unilateral moves, such as Mr. Trump’s decision to pull American troops out of Syria, a suggestion that he would withdraw quickly from Afghanistan and his decision to suspend the Intermediate Range Missile Treaty with Russia, which directly affects European security.
“We sit there in the middle with the result,” she said.
Ms. Merkel spoke immediately before the United States vice president, Mike Pence, and addressed a packed auditorium with an audience that included Mr. Trump’s daughter Ivanka, as well as the Russian foreign minister and a high-ranking Chinese official, who all pointedly remained seated when the chancellor received a standing ovation.
Her reception was in sharp contrast to the polite near-silence that greeted Mr. Pence’s address. Aware of a growing anxiety among European allies that the United States administration’s erratic leadership stance was a threat to their security, the vice president came to Munich laser-focused on the Trump administration’s message.
Of course Ivanka Trump remained seated in solidarity with her Russian and Chinese friends.
BY TAL AXELROD
“The time has come for our European partners to stand with us and with the Iranian people, our allies and friends in the region," Pence said at the Munich Security Conference.
"The time has come from our European partners to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal and join us as we bring the economic and diplomatic pressure necessary to give the Iranian people, the region, and the world the peace, security and freedom they deserve,” he added.
“our allies and friends in the region” meaning Bibi and MBS.
In remarks on Friday, Pence knocked NATO allies who he said "still need to do more."
The New York Times reported last month that Trump indicated multiple times last year that he wanted the U.S. to withdraw from NATO.
Merkel and our other allies know the Iran Nuclear Accord has made significant strides, and are unwilling to turn their backs on the progress that has been achieved, along with the easing of tensions.