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2006-08-15 Europe

Germany edges toward sending troops to Lebanon

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Posted by tipper 2006-08-15 08:59|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "The idea that their soldiers might have to shoot at Israelis makes many Germans uneasy given that 6 million Jews were wiped out under Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime."

Political leaders have had no problem with attacking Israel with words, however. This is a good wake-up call for Germany (and the EU generally) to pick up a responsibility they have been trying to hide from since the end of WWII-making amends to those they wronged. Merkel is at least somewhat more hopeful in that regard.

Interesting that this dilemma was couched in terms of having to shoot at Israelis; I think they will have a much harder time shooting at Lebanese/Hezbollah, in that European nations have a modern partiality to those who have been "victimized" by Israel.

Posted by Jules in the Hinterlands 2006-08-15 09:14|| 2006-08-15 09:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Looks like the Hun will get another crack at the final solution.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2006-08-15 09:44|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2006-08-15 09:44|| Front Page Top

#3 Iraq showed the going rate for German hostages is $6-10 million.

Posted by ed 2006-08-15 10:04|| 2006-08-15 10:04|| Front Page Top

#4 Can't imagine Germany would commit its troops to a French commander.

Posted by RWV 2006-08-15 12:18|| 2006-08-15 12:18|| Front Page Top

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