The Germans are pathetic, get out of the way and let the Americans do it.
You are right, "the Germans" have nothing. Nothing in regard to help after disasters thousands miles away from the fatherland. The German Federal Armed Forces used to be a homeland defense army for decades, considering that the Soviets stood just an hour away of the Rhine River. Therefore, the Bundeswehr had lots of high-equipped ground forces and tanks - exactly what nobody needs after 1990. The Bundeswehr is slowly changing into a peace-keeping maybe eben peace-enforcing army. And this is quite new for Germany, which has even raised concerns that sending medical servicemen to Somalia in 1994 could violate the constitution. It isn´t easy to transform the armed forces when the defense budget is getting smaller and smaller... however, the soldiers serving in the Bundeswehr are great people and they´re doing their very best to accomplish their missions, despite the politicial/financial struggle.
Michael
(The author of this post is officer in the Reserve of the German Luftwaffe)