The Limits of the German "Anyone-but-Bush Mania"
M. Kaminski, The Wall Street Journal | July 25, 2008
With the exception of Germany, all major European goverments seek out US leadership on global issues. ++ Merkel remains inflexible regarding enlarging the NATO contingent in Afghanistan and adopts an indulgent approach to Russia which is only surpassed by Schroeder and Steinmeier's disturbingly close ties to the Kremlin. ++ Since Russia tries to divide the West through Germany: "Any American president who seeks to build on the recent progress in forging a new partnership with Europe will have to contend with a wobbly Germany."
