Germans upset over US troop redeployment

As noted on David's Medienkritik, the leaders of ver.di, a major German workers' union, are upset at the proposed pullout of US troops stationed in Germany. This comes amid fervent anti-American rhetoric from the same group.

Its leaders now realize that there won’t be enough warmongers around to adequately support members’ Socialist way-of-life. They rightfully “fear” that the planned withdrawal of tens of thousands of US military personnel and their dependents from Germany will result in thousands of lost union jobs, particularly in areas surrounding affected bases and installations.

“But…warmongers?” You ask. Well sure, that is exactly how ver.di’s chairman, union kingpin Frank Bsirske, described the American government and military just last year.

Translations of some of Bsirke's other anti-American musings are also available at David's Medienkritik.