Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Germans Unclear on the Concept

Germans are uncomfortable with their limited role in the Afghanistan campaign. Why?

According to recent polls, the majority of Germans are opposed to the Afghan mission and want their troops to be sent home. Scarred by the legacy of World War II, most Germans are skeptical of the increasingly offensive role their country's forces are taking in Afghanistan, and Merkel's government has been criticized for failing to explain to voters the purpose of Germany's Afghan mission.


Huh.

Let me get this straight, the German people think that their experience rampaging across Europe under a genocidal tyrant trying to conquer and hold the continent from 1939 to 1945 is a legitimate reason to be wary of fighting bloodthirsty jihadis in Afghanistan as part of the greatest democratic military alliance ever constructed?

Huh.

Just what are German children taught in school?