"Feldman said, “We’re fighting the war on terrorism with America too – our Soldiers total 2,000 in Afghanistan. It’s paramount that Germany has the support of and access to the U.S. Army.”
This is a tiny number of soldiers for a 1st world, rich, industrialized nation that aspires to Security Council status. I believe Germany also has a small number of troops committed to the Balkins, but that is all the deployments I can think of.
I just don't see how Germany is ready for the big time.
They are not as you so correctly observed. I just wish they would quit bashing our American President and troops. Their Der Spiegel dumps on Bush constantly. Bush's favorable ratings are in the teens in Germany. Thanks in large part to the Schroeder government and their socialist media.