According to the German publication Berliner Morgenpost,
US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, recently sent a letter to several NATO nations including Germany, demanding they send an additional 3200 reinforcements to southern Afghanistan. The EU loudly criticized the tone of Gates’ demand.
The German response was conclusive.
Despite massive pressure from the United States, Germany has unequivocally rejected deploying Bundeswehr combat units to southern Afghanistan.
This German position seems to have support from all over the German political spectrum.
Read the German perspective here in translation on WATCHING AMERICA.com
Robin Koerner is a British-born citizen of the USA, who currently serves as Academic Dean of the John Locke Institute. He holds graduate degrees in both Physics and the Philosophy of Science from the University of Cambridge (U.K.). He is also the founder of WatchingAmerica.com, an organization of over 100 volunteers that translates and posts in English views about the USA from all over the world.
Robin may be best known for having coined the term “Blue Republican” to refer to liberals and independents who joined the GOP to support Ron Paul’s bid for the presidency in 2012 (and, in so doing, launching the largest coalition that existed for that candidate).
Robin’s current work as a trainer and a consultant, and his book If You Can Keep It , focus on overcoming distrust and bridging ideological division to improve politics and lives. His current project, Humilitarian, promotes humility and civility as a basis for improved political discourse and outcomes.