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How long before other countries impose sanctions on us (Original Post) edhopper May 2017 OP
Tuesday? get the red out May 2017 #1
Germany should cut off relations with us Chipper Chat May 2017 #3
Do we still have military bases there? MichMary May 2017 #6
Germany has the third largest economy in the world. Blue_true May 2017 #7
mrrkel,s pretty pissed off. Chipper Chat May 2017 #8
They are not going to bite off their noses to spite their faces MichMary May 2017 #9
Then why did the poor Philippines kick us out of Subic Bay and Clark Air Base? DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #11
Even the Philippines kicked us out of Subic Bay and Clark Air Base DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #10
None will officially sanction us Cicada May 2017 #2
I doubt that there will be any sanctions... Else You Are Mad May 2017 #4
ive been wondering the same thing. SOON I hope!!! samnsara May 2017 #5
My sources say 24 business hours Vermijelli May 2017 #12

get the red out

(13,460 posts)
1. Tuesday?
Sun May 28, 2017, 07:16 AM
May 2017

After his disastrous trip abroad, and calling Germany evil, we will be lucky to keep the German car plants here IMO, jobs will vanish right and left if we can't unload this fool.

MichMary

(1,714 posts)
6. Do we still have military bases there?
Sun May 28, 2017, 10:33 AM
May 2017

With thousands of Americans putting millions of dollars into their economy?

Yeah, they're not going to do shit.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
7. Germany has the third largest economy in the world.
Sun May 28, 2017, 10:56 AM
May 2017

US military bases may be important for the town they are near, but not remotely important to Germany economically. Strategically, the bases ARE important for Germans and our country. We route a lot of our military activity worldwide through those bases. But you are right, I doubt that Germans will act impulsively and kick our troops out of their country.

MichMary

(1,714 posts)
9. They are not going to bite off their noses to spite their faces
Sun May 28, 2017, 04:51 PM
May 2017

The economies of those localities would take a "yuge" blow.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,708 posts)
11. Then why did the poor Philippines kick us out of Subic Bay and Clark Air Base?
Sun May 28, 2017, 05:02 PM
May 2017

The per capita GDP in the Philippines at the time was approximately $2,000.00 !!!

The German per capita GDP is $42,000.00.


They aren't going to kick us out at the moment but it has nothing to do with money.

Cicada

(4,533 posts)
2. None will officially sanction us
Sun May 28, 2017, 07:42 AM
May 2017

Our retaliation could be extremely expensive. But privately, hidden in vague discretion? I'm sure we are already being sanctioned. Airbus or Boeing? If it's a close call most would prefer Airbus.

Else You Are Mad

(3,040 posts)
4. I doubt that there will be any sanctions...
Sun May 28, 2017, 08:05 AM
May 2017

If anything, the sanctions will be placed against us when we put sanctions on the EU and other nations.

That said, I wouldn't doubt that they are trying to figure out how to kick the US out of the G7 and are holding the secret, real G6 conferences this week.

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