Defying their public like Bush is defying the United States.
'Course, the Times will report on this political shit; however, WHERE is my report on the FIGHTING, Times?
"Germany to Keep Troops in Afghanistan" by NICHOLAS KULISH
BERLIN, Oct. 12 — The German government won a crucial vote in Parliament on Friday to keep its troops in Afghanistan for another year, despite recent polls indicating that a majority of Germans want them to come home.
The proposal was expected to pass, but the sizable margin of victory was a powerful signal both domestically and to the United States and other NATO allies of the government’s ability to sustain the Afghan mission even in the face of strong opposition.
“It’s a relief to the Dutch, to the Canadians, to everyone who has troops on the ground,” said Julianne Smith, director of the Europe program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. “Nobody wants to take the blame for being the first country to roll back its commitment and start talking about the evil two words: exit strategy.”
[See that?
EXIT STRATEGY = EVIL!
So, NO WAR = EVIL to these monsters!
Sig Heil!]
“We have to see that we have to fight threats beyond our borders,” said Eckart von Klaeden, a foreign policy spokesman in Parliament for the Christian Democrats and an adviser to Chancellor Angela Merkel. “This necessity is not so well understood by most German people.”
[Yeah, you Germans are ALL A BUNCH OF IDIOTS -- or SO YOUR GOVERNMENT SAYS!
Like a bunch of INFANT TODDLERS, right?]
As a result of Germany’s involvement in World War II, many Germans strongly oppose military action on any grounds. In addition, analysts say, the years as a divided country under American and Soviet sway has led many Germans to believe that they are better off avoiding taking part in conflicts entirely.
A poll of 1,000 Germans conducted this week for the newspaper Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger found that 61 percent opposed extending the Afghanistan mandate and only 29 percent favored it.
[So Afghanistan is to Germany as Iraq is to the United States.
Sweet!!!!]
