Gerhard Schroeder
Gerhard Schroeder
Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder; born 7 April 1944) is a German politician, and served as Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005. As a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, he led a coalition government of the SPD and the Greens. Before becoming a full-time politician, he was a lawyer, and before becoming Chancellor he served as Prime Minister of Lower Saxony. Following the 2005 federal election, which his party lost, after three weeks of negotiations he stood...
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Perhaps against that background, it is easier for us to understand exactly what it is the French and the Germans, in their hope and their expectation, what has united us in attempting to achieve the disarmament of Iraq by peaceful means,
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Whoever wants to settle this problem by military means must consider whether it advances the interests of an international alliance of 50 or more nations, many Muslim, or whether it will disturb and perhaps destroy this alliance,
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We aim to add another 4 per cent in the next 10 days.
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I expect the German chancellor to personally talk with (United States) president (George W.) Bush and not about him at campaign meetings.
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Some 20 to 30 dollars (in the price per barrel) is pure speculation,
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What the prime minister has said about the close, personal relationship which I have with this country is absolutely correct. That has always been the case and will always remain the case.
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What we hear about the discussions is they are talking about 2 million barrels per day for 30 days,
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A uniform tax rate of 25 percent means a gigantic redistribution from the bottom to the top,
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I personally think it would be wrong to go in and suspend the military action,
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We will never tolerate any splits or divisions in society,
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We are both of the opinion, and the French president said that quite clearly yesterday, that one can never accept it when it is said that war is unavoidable,
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The rules on using official planes were followed, ... That which is of a private nature is between two grown-ups and should not be part of a political debate. Shots are being fired here that are not appropriate.
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These children were full of hope and full of joy on their way to a holiday,
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These challenges can only be mastered together. With great expectation, I see our continued cooperation on the basis of the close friendship between Germany and the United States.