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Hiding Behind The Americans

Germany was expected to play a big role in Europe's security. But its defense policy has gone AWOL.

By Stefan Theil | NEWSWEEK
Updated: 11:17  a.m. ET Feb 16, 2008
From the magazine issue dated Feb 25, 2008

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  • Posted By: nawawimohamad @ 02/19/2008 10:57:29 PM

    Germany should continue with its pursuits in science, technology and medicine for the betterment of the whole world. Germany should not be intimidated by the US because all that had happened in the world today are the results of the stupid US foreign policy. Even now the US is trying to rekindle the cold war with Russia. Germany should have enough army for self defence and for international relief work and not for use by the US for its (US) own gains. Germany should tell the US that enough is enough!

    • Posted By: Gessho @ 02/20/2008 4:39:33 PM

      Those are excellent thoughts and ones that your Jihadist enemies and Russia wish for you to have in the future. In fact, Neville Chamberlein had those same thoughts when your much braver grandfathers were planning the takeover of Europe.

  • Posted By: Gessho @ 02/20/2008 4:37:05 PM

    The German situation is a good illustration of Europe as a whole: impotent, fearful, and lacking the political will to be a leader in the world. As a result, it has a love/hate relationship with the US and uses that as an excuse to do nothing. I welcome Russia's rise on the world stage because it may be the only thing to wake up Germany and Europe.

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  • Posted By: benvolio @ 02/16/2008 5:04:48 PM

    If only things were as easy as Stefan Theil is making them out to be. Are politicianas in the United States left any the wiser than its allies as to where tomorrow's security concerns for the West really lie? Is it really in a position to pontificate, having had to admit only recently, and quite embarrassingly, too, that Iran was not the kind of nuclear threat yet the Bush Administration had always claimed it was? Is it any wonder that Europe, including post-Blair Britain, is becoming increasingly skeptical regarding the United States' true ability to judge the world for what is really is? I wish Theil would somehow find it within himself to refrain from his knee-jerk, shooting-from-the-hip at Germany, regardless of which parties form the government.

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