Letter: Germany should not attack U.S. foreign policy
(10/03/02 4:00am)
To answer Pavel Molchanov's first question: I believe Germany has an obligation toward the United States, maybe not to pledge unconditional support in all areas of foreign policy, but at the very least not to viciously attack its foreign policy. Diplomacy relies on a minimum foundation of civility and even an amount of loyalty. When an act such as the invasion of the Suez Canal threatens to unleash a "World War III," then condemnation is certainly justified to oppose it. But Schroeder's purely politically-aimed diatribes were nothing more than unacceptable attempts to secure a re-election.