Germany might Flip-Flop?
Germany seems to be waffling on whether or not troops would be considered for Iraq.
In an interview with the Financial Times, Mr Struck departed from his government's resolve not to send troops to Iraq under any circumstances, saying: "At present I rule out the deployment of German troops in Iraq. In general, however, there is no one who can predict developments in Iraq in such a way that he could make a such a binding statement [about the future]."
This weasel-like statement seems a perfect match for the Kerry campaign. First Germany says heck no, now it says that, depending on what happens and on what the future holds, it might.
Mr Struck said he could envisage Germany making a larger "political contribution to stability in the [Middle East] region", building on mediation efforts in recent years by Joschka Fischer, foreign minister, regarding Israel and the Palestinians.
Yes, Herr Fischer has done much in the way of the Palestinians hasn't he? Arafat has all those groups in line and the peace process is moving forward since there are no more people bombing Israelis. Oh wait, I guess Herr Fischer isn't so good at that stuff, but we know he likes Kerry over George Bush.
The largest problem with this is the same way Europe has tried to influence the election by putting tariffs on products made in states that Bush either barely won or lost in 2000 in order to affect employment and income.
This is destructive to our democracy and only shows that they are not allies at all, and instead they should be treated like the dirty dogs they are until they decide that such short-term tactics are more destructive to our relationship than not sending troops to a thousand battles could ever be.
In an interview with the Financial Times, Mr Struck departed from his government's resolve not to send troops to Iraq under any circumstances, saying: "At present I rule out the deployment of German troops in Iraq. In general, however, there is no one who can predict developments in Iraq in such a way that he could make a such a binding statement [about the future]."
This weasel-like statement seems a perfect match for the Kerry campaign. First Germany says heck no, now it says that, depending on what happens and on what the future holds, it might.
Mr Struck said he could envisage Germany making a larger "political contribution to stability in the [Middle East] region", building on mediation efforts in recent years by Joschka Fischer, foreign minister, regarding Israel and the Palestinians.
Yes, Herr Fischer has done much in the way of the Palestinians hasn't he? Arafat has all those groups in line and the peace process is moving forward since there are no more people bombing Israelis. Oh wait, I guess Herr Fischer isn't so good at that stuff, but we know he likes Kerry over George Bush.
The largest problem with this is the same way Europe has tried to influence the election by putting tariffs on products made in states that Bush either barely won or lost in 2000 in order to affect employment and income.
This is destructive to our democracy and only shows that they are not allies at all, and instead they should be treated like the dirty dogs they are until they decide that such short-term tactics are more destructive to our relationship than not sending troops to a thousand battles could ever be.
posted by Edward W. Prather at 20:58
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