German Lawmaker: At the Root of Refugee Crisis are Wars Led by the United States in the Middle East | Democracy Now!

German Lawmaker: At the Root of Refugee Crisis are Wars Led by the United States in the Middle East | Democracy Now!

German Lawmaker: At the Root of Refugee Crisis are Wars Led by the United States in the Middle East

 The United Nations is now estimating at least 850,000 people are
expected to cross the Mediterranean this year and next, seeking refuge
in Europe to escape violence and unrest in Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan,
Iraq, sub-Saharan Africa and other regions. Already 366,000 people have
arrived in Europe this year. Earlier today, the president of the
European Commission called on European Union member states to accept a
total of 160,000 asylum seekers from war-torn countries. We speak to
Annette Groth, member of the German Parliament and spokeswoman for human
rights for the Left Party. She just returned last week from a trip to
Hungary, where she saw thousands of migrants stranded at the Budapest
train station. "What is the root for this massive migration?" Groth
asks. "It is war, it is terror, and it is the former U.S. government who
is accountable for it."