Centre-right Republican hopefuls for the White House in 2012 repeatedly paint US President Barack Obama as an ideologue determined to lead the nation down a destructive road to European-style socialism.
But German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, of conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet, on Friday criticized the harsh tone of their rhetoric and attacks on Europe.
'We finished socialism with the support of the United States of America 20 years ago,' Westerwelle said, referring to the end of the Cold War and the liberation of Eastern Europe from Soviet rule.
In a speech at the private Brookings Institute, Westerwelle also warned against the return to nationalistic isolation in Europe.
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