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News & Current Events May 9, 2026 at 1:49 PM

Merz says Europe wants a strong NATO and shares US goal of ending Iran war

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brokeboipobre 4 days ago +31
small hands
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LordSigdis 4 days ago +13
Breaking: ~~pope found in woods~~ fork found in kitchen.
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aloudasian 4 days ago +6
Looks like Germany is trying to repair the relationship and keep NATO together but things have deteriorated so far for so long. I don't see this turning out well regardless of how the war ends. Trump was already very close to declaring US withdrawal during his first term but was kept in check by his cabinet, now he's got a bunch of sycophants around him. If the war ends well for the US he will market it as US not needing NATO. If the war ends poorly he will market it as NATO being unsupportive and a resource drain. Most likely he will do both and push hard for US withdrawal.
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Settra_Rulez 4 days ago -6
Congress has to approve a withdrawal via legislation, which won’t happen.
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aloudasian 4 days ago +9
I think we’re way past pretending Congress has any real control over Trump. Congress can support / oppose whatever policy they want, Trump can make a withdrawal de-facto effective as the executive. There's a reason Germany isn't putting it's faith in the US Congress and instead backpedaling to align with Trump.
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mrchillbro 3 days ago +5
Trump controls the US military and any support given to NATo is voluntary. If Trump says the US will not go to war for NATO than the alliance is dead.
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HarEr89 4 days ago +10
I think the goal was to remove the nuclear material from Iran? Now it's just to end war? 😂
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CooCooClocksClan 4 days ago +19
This is Metz speaking not sure why you’d protest it as a goal post move. They never gave a shit about the nuclear material.
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unematti 4 days ago +2
Now is just to get back to how it was before...
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fretkat 4 days ago -1
There was no goal mentioned by the US nor Israel to start this war afaik?
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Djuren52 4 days ago +6
There is no way the US ends Trumps second term in the NATO. They already set up an withdrawal and wait for a good opportunity. Regardless, Europe needs more time to prepare, so trying to avoid any kind of fallout is fine.
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AkaAtarion 4 days ago +2
Mmhhhhhh Orangeneier 👅
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nerodidntdoit 3 days ago +1
That's a weak response to everything that is going on.
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manfr57 3 days ago
J'invite Merz à envoyer des troupes et des bateaux pour soutenir les USA, car nous ne partageons pas l'objectif de la guerre et la manière dont elle est menée. Donc, Trump vous accueille à bras ouverts.
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theweirdball 2 days ago +1
You guys ever see that picture of Putin hanging in the White House? Yeah. Trump's buddy is facing massive economic problems and needs an oil shortage to raise price of the oil it's trying to sell and force Europe back into buying its oil. Also Trump's American oil buddies are making huge profits because of increased prices of oil. Look at what happened to the price of oil after the Iraq war. This is exactly the same thing.
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SmurfsNeverDie 4 days ago +2
Trumps iran war is accomplishing its goals. Trumps goal is to choke the gas supply from the middle east. Russian gas is already cut off. Its making the usa the only source of fuel. Thats the goal. Trump will keep this blockade going as long as he can.
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jhaand 4 days ago -4
NATO has nothing to do with the Iran war and should stay out of it. Maybe Germany should try to get a deal with Iran together with the EU.
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Fast-Satisfaction482 4 days ago +17
No one else can fix the mess the US made. It is up to the US.
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emmer 4 days ago -15
Yes, the U.S. is making Iran attack merchant vessels from India, China and other countries that have nothing to do with the conflict you guys! They don’t want to attack innocent civilian ships, the U.S. is literally forcing them to commit acts of terrorism! 🤡
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Ashamed-Reaction-548 4 days ago +12
Let's just ignore America bombing Iran repeatedly. How is that not an act of terrorism? Oh because you say so. I got it.all of the actors in this "war" are trash. Nobody made America bomb them they just chose to. This is and was a war of choice for no reason. America needs to take their asses out of the middie east and stop pissing billions down the drain. What a f****** stupid waste of money. 🤡
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emmer 4 days ago -11
So it’s the fault of the U.S. that Iran is attacking civilians who have nothing to do with the conflict? Was it also the U.S. fault that Iran was attacking civilians for years before the U.S. did something about it? I cant wait to hear your well reasoned response to this one 🍿
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Ashamed-Reaction-548 4 days ago +9
Iran attacking civilians? What the f*** do you think America has been doing for the last 70 years? Might want to try some self awareness. Hell we were meddling in their business all the way back in the 50s. Let me guess you think Israel is just getting attacked for no reason. I am sure it has nothing to do with them literally bulldozing people's homes and stealing land. Lol.  What gives us the right to just go around choosing who should run other countries and then bomb if we disagree? Nothing gives us the right. Let me guess you are another one of those people that thinks Iran was just around the corner from getting nuclear weapons. Yeah they have only been just around the corner for the last 40 years.  America, Iran, and Israel have no moral leg to stand l. All a bunch of warmongering assholes. Jesus Christ there are some many idiots in this country. 
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emmer 4 days ago -12
So you can’t then. You can’t explain your mental gymnastics how somehow it’s the fault of the U.S. that a terrorist regime has been doing terrorist shit for years. You can just say that next time instead of this wall of bullshit I’m not gonna finish.
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Ashamed-Reaction-548 4 days ago +8
Listen to yourself. American has been starting wars and bombing civilians for decades.. quit pointing your finger at other countries. How many more people do you want to kill dude. America needs to get its ass out of the middie east. Yesterday
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emmer 4 days ago
I listening to myself. I’ll ask again since you don’t seem to be - You asserted that the U.S. is responsible for Iran attacking civilians who have nothing to do with the conflict. How is that true? Still waiting on an answer.
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Ashamed-Reaction-548 4 days ago +4
Are you serious. let's see America bombs Iran for no reason and they respond and you do not understand cause and effect. Would Iran be bombing people that had nothing to do with it if America hadn't bombwed them? Nope. Just because Iran's leaders are a bunch of scumbags doesnt mean America did not start the war and is not responsible for the consequences of the war. They are called consequences. You need wipe the propaganda drivel off of your chin. Shit is embarrassing.
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jhaand 4 days ago +4
No we assert that the US is responsible for attacking a sovereign country and not doing its best to prevent war crimes. The government in Iran is bad enough, but the people of Iran don't need outside aggression and invasion.
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jhaand 4 days ago +2
I would like to hear from you why the Iranian government is a terrorist regime. Why the US + Israel have the right to unilaterally attack Iran during negotiations. Since internal issues never allow for a blockade or a unilateral attack. An attack that included war crimes. Like the killing of more than 170 people in a school. Most of them children.
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emmer 3 days ago +1
It was the wrong building inside a military compound. Contrast that with Iran supporting Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis and all of the damage and pain they have intentionally inflicted on civilians in the region for decades. You have no sense of nuance or are deliberately being obtuse.
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jhaand 3 days ago +1
That mistake does not justify the killing. The double tap attack tells me something different. Those groups defend against oppression and actually do have the right of an armed struggle against their oppressor and attacker.
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MeanwhileInGermany 4 days ago -1
Why would we make a deal with a terrorist regime that murders its own children.
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jack-fractal 4 days ago +5
Nobody's talking about making a deal with Trump.
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Living_flame 4 days ago +1
Brought to heel. Would be the first to send minesweepers into Hormuz.
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daftmonkey 4 days ago -2
Our goal is to win the Iran war
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