Max Fisher

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So something will have to give. A Europe that has to be self-sufficient, as Merkel said, will also have far narrower ambitions. — PolitiTweet.org

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No one was sure what Plan B would look like, but they know Germany can't maintain Europe – the EU, NATO, keeping out Russia – without the US — PolitiTweet.org

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One told me: The day Trump becomes a threat to German interests, we'll have no choice but to respond. We have to protect ourselves. — PolitiTweet.org

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One sr German official really stressed this: Our closest ally is not just going away, but may turn its power against us. Think about that. — PolitiTweet.org

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Their fear wasn't just that Trump would be an unreliable ally, but that his attacks on the EU and NATO would make the US a threat to Europe. — PolitiTweet.org

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The Germans really fear Europe will fall apart w/o the US. But they saw Trump as a potential threat to their most core national interests. — PolitiTweet.org

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They were quite open about their plan: appease Trump and proceed normally. But quietly prepare a Plan B in case that fails. We may be there. — PolitiTweet.org

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1/ When I met with German leaders in January, they were already preparing for the possibility of breakup with the US https://t.co/IhOLdOyZ9m — PolitiTweet.org

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Always be reading @JeremyCliffe https://t.co/XbsdBdSd3y — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AlyssaMastro44: I understand satire but there are bold inaccuracies - ex: Obama NEVER blew him off on the tarmac. They met on AF1 - i k… — PolitiTweet.org

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New NATO motto: Keep the Americans out, the Russians in, and the Germans up https://t.co/lHpnmSsuMv — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mathieuvonrohr: She went on to say: "We Europeans really have to take our destiny into our own hands." https://t.co/ePCLulPJOu — PolitiTweet.org

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Great @amandataub explainer on why Brazil is falling into crisis https://t.co/ICzDo2ep6p — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JyShapiro: 7/ And that if you’re going to race one of the most influential geopolitical thinkers of our time up the stairs, make sure i… — PolitiTweet.org

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@smsaideman Oh, yes actually they do reference this early on. It's a good detail that they do get basically right. — PolitiTweet.org

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I see why they did this – to play up the folly and hubris of McChrystal's mission – but it is historically dishonest and verges on racism. — PolitiTweet.org

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Film also suggests that Afghans who oppose the Taliban are drug addicts or crooks. I wonder if the filmmakers met with even a single Afghan. — PolitiTweet.org

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@smsaideman What do you mean? You mean places where it's unavailable to view? — PolitiTweet.org

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Troublingly, "War Machine" repeatedly implies that Afghanistan was not at war until the US invaded and that all Afghans support the Taliban. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @gofundme: Two good samaritans were killed while trying to protect two Muslim women on a Portland train. https://t.co/wCGlN1LqQs — PolitiTweet.org

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I really wanted to like "War Machine" but it is quite bad, as both a movie and a treatment of the Afghan War. — PolitiTweet.org

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That is amazing and alarming. Such a fundamental lack of understanding. And helps explain his embrace of Sisi. https://t.co/QHgGKKqEs1 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BrendanNyhan: Unspeakable. Dark forces are being unleashed. https://t.co/DWPde6AKVI — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @maxhofmann: "Whole Discussion on climate was very unsatisfying" #Merkel says after #G7taormina. "No indication whether US will stay in… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ishaantharoor: @realDonaldTrump It's amazing. The US pres doesn't know how NATO works https://t.co/MmEfNVpxP2 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nktpnd: .@zbig Brzezinski has died. Below, on his famous "3 a.m. phonecall," when he was told 250 nukes were heading for the US. https:… — PolitiTweet.org

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RIP Zbigniew Brzezinski, one of the great American diplomats of the post-war era — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @peteschroeder: CNN: Kushner & Russians MSNBC: Kushner & Russians Fox News: Students Ask Professor To Resign For Questioning Event Targe… — PolitiTweet.org

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@blakehounshell Or at least a backchannel they saw as sufficient. Maybe they had one but wanted another more direct… https://t.co/r75G675yDs — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @blakehounshell: If Jared was trying to set up a secret backchannel to the Russians, doesn't that suggest they didn’t have one? — PolitiTweet.org