No doubt reflecting widespread sentiment in the leadership of German’s Alternativ fuer Deutschland (AfD) party, one of the party’s two co-leaders, Tino Chirupalla, went on TV yesterday and accused U.S. President Donald Trump of being dragged into the Iran War by Israel. Chirupalla also emphasized that this war is strongly opposed by majorities, both in the United States and Germany.
The AfD appears to have a general stance of opposition to regime-change wars, but what Chirupalla said, on the reportedly leading interview show of Markus Lanz, was much more pointed:
“I am extremely disappointed in Donald Trump when it comes to his campaign promises,” Chirupalla said. “During the election campaign, he also accused Kamala Harris, that she would start World War III. And now we are on the cusp of having probably started the Third World War, with Donald Trump. And that’s a breach of his word, which I really resent and which the American people also resent—who, incidentally, reject this war in Iran at a much higher rate than Germans. So, 70 percent of Americans do not want this war and do not support it.…”
The AfD leader added, “And I think the Americans—as you can really see now if you look at all the events—were dragged into this war by Israel.”
