German Limits on War Facing Afghan Reality

Rising Taliban insurgency in northern Afghanistan has forced German troops to become engaged. The German Army is involved in bloody ground combat for the first time since WWII. Concerns are rising over whether Americans will soon be fighting one war while their allies are fighting another. The issue at hand is now exactly how long will German troops remain in the area. After WWII, Germany agreed to avoid any type of military power usage except in the case of self-defense. Their are now oppositions to German troops in Afghanistan. German politicians are closed-lipped about the entire situation. They are portraying the situation as a peacekeeping and reconstruction effort. "The Germans may not have gone to war, but now the war has come to them."

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/world/27germany.html?_r=1&ref=global-home

By: Taylar Proctor