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Call Me Wesley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-17-09 08:55 AM
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German mission in Afghanistan 'a disaster,' former German defense minister says (DER SPIEGEL)
FORMER GERMAN DEFENSE MINISTER ON AFGHANISTAN

German Mission Is a 'Disaster'

Germany's involvement in Afghanistan is a delicate issue. In a SPIEGEL interview, former German Defense Minister Volker Rühe speaks in bold terms about how politicians in Berlin have failed and why Germany needs to use all of its military might in the country.

Over the next two years, we should engage ourselves with all our might, and then we should initiate a withdrawal. The Americans will do exactly the same thing because Obama wants to get re-elected. But in Germany there has not been a serious debate about this once during the election campaign.

Read full interview here.
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