Leo
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I wrote a short entry here somewhere and gave a number of examples and explanations. I will try to find it.
For the moment a few examples that I am not going to explain in detail right now. They can, however, all be found in the public domain.
- Germany was supplying Qaddafi with a chemical weapons plant until the US went public with the intelligence it had gathered in the crisis known as "Auschwitz in the Sand.
- Germany supplied Syria with the component for its chemical weapons now being destroyed.
- Germany made the Iranian nuclear program possible by supplying technology and apertures.
- By supporting the separatists Genscher triggered the revolts in Yugoslavia with their the ethnic cleansing and other turmoil.
- Schröder supported Putin and Chirac in the run up to the Iraq2 war giving Saddam the backing he thought would allow him to ignore the Security Council resolution and Bush ultimatum to abide by it. This caused Saddam to miscalculate and increased the likelihood of military conflict.
- Germany committed to train the Afghan police. It delayed for domestic reasons in Germany till the project was in jeopardy and the Americans saw themselves forced to take over. This meant that a number of years were lost which allowed criminals to gain a large base. The related problems are still haunting the country.
Thank you for taking the trouble to illustrate your point of view - I appreciate that, and was unaware of the instances you mention.
I have not yet investigated those instances (if, as you say they are available in the public domain, that should be relatively easy,) but at first glance, many appear to be actions of German corporate entities, not necessarily German state policies, and the opposition to our invasion of Iraq was not limited to the Germans. I would have thought such opposition would have been regarded today as excellent foresight, given the cluster-**** which is Iraq today, as the direct result of our actions.
Added to which, I am sure it is possible to draw up an extensive list of US and UK actions and policies which would put the current German shortcomings into the shade.