Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Master of Their Own Domain

They're out! The Germans, that is:

Today the German defence ministry announced Berlin had pulled out of any military operations in the Mediterranean.

A ministry spokesman said two frigates and two other ships with a crew of 550 would be reverted to German command.

Some 60 to 70 German troops participating in NATO-operated AWACS surveillance operations in the Mediterranean would also be withdrawn, according to the ministry.

Berlin isn't participating in the operation to impose a no-fly zone in Libya and abstained on the U.N. resolution authorising it.
It's not like the Germans were a vital part of the coalition, polishing their bayonets while others did the real work of fighting (limited as it is). But they bailed on this war. As are others.

And this is only day four of the war. I can't believe I heard some liberal commentator today boasting of the international coalition now in Libya compared to Iraq in 2003. And the supposed conservative let that pass.