Let's not be too sentimental or else we'll have to get out our handkerchiefs, |
Merkel's biography does not embody the experience of most women, ... They are concerned with how they can have a family and a job, whether they should stay home for a few years after the birth, or how they can best raise their children. |
Military options can not help. We have experienced it, |
must take on the central role ... when it comes to shaping the future of Iraq. |
My country, Germany, stands ready to support such a process. |
My future is to remain German chancellor. |
My post as chancellor, which I still hold, does not allow me to name that country but you all know that I am talking about America. |
Neither economically nor politically can we afford a new round of the arms race, ... No one can dispute the Americans' right to develop what they believe is right for national defense. On the other hand, we are partners in a common alliance. |
No one is forcing anyone to love this grand coalition or to cheer about it, ... I urge you to give your broad approval. |
No one of us has interest that Iran could build and possess nuclear weapons, |
No one will be forced to cheer or love the grand coalition, |
No! We don't want German soldiers in Iraq! |
Nobody denies Iran's right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy. However, the Iranian government must be convinced to give up the right to produce and use nuclear weapons. |
not prepared to engage in adventures |
Nothing enrages citizens more than the suspicion of a creeping loss of sovereignty, |