(Conservative Christian) German Challenger Won't Deploy Iraq Troops

[meganmonkey]

BERLIN (AP) - German opposition leader Angela Merkel said in an interview published Friday she will follow the lead of Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's government and not send troops to Iraq if she wins upcoming elections.

The vow drew derision from Schroeder's party, who pointed out that she had been a leading critic of Schroeder's stance against the war.

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Her party platform promises to ``reinvigorate'' relations with the U.S., strained by Schroeder's vehement opposition to the Iraq war. But she is treading carefully on Iraq ahead of the election, reflecting the war's huge unpopularity in Germany.

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Polls show Merkel, the leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, has a strong chance to become Germany's first female chancellor in elections expected in September.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5143939,00.html

This'll be a race to follow. I wonder if Conservative Christians in Germany are any better at keeping their promises than the ones here in the U.S of A. ???

[getmeouttahere]

1. I don't trust ANY christian conservative....

and yes that includes family members!

[strizi64]

2. No.....

I wonder if Conservative Christians in Germany are any better at keeping their promises than the ones here in the U.S of A. ???

No, they are not. Merkel was in favour of the Iraq war and one of the frontrunners for German Troops in Iraq back in 2002. Funny what one lost election and 3 years can change...

[Frederik]

3. CDU/CSU cannot be trusted

But the opposition to the war is so massive in Germany that any deployment of German troops is out of the question.

[getmeouttahere]

7. I certainly hope so!

[msongs]

4. name the most famous german christian conservative? hint: sieg heil

adolf claimed to be doing the lord's work and he certainly was conservative politically.

Msongs
www.msongs.com/political-shirts.htm

[Zorra]

5. Yeah, sure...just like when Bu*h said Iraq had WMD. We don't believe it.

Another word for conservative is "liar".

[meganmonkey]

6. For the record:

I was being facetious with my question at the bottom of my OP...maybe shoulda used a :sarcasm:

[Greeby]

8. To give you a homegrown example

The BNP want UK troops out of Iraq. Doesn't make me wanna support the vile, bigoted, knuckle-draggers. Who, by the way, I think should be deported, as their kind don't belong in my country.

:mad:

[VegasWolf]

9. Smart! Much smarter than Americans. nt