Germany and the Islamic countries were in cahoots together in WWII. Merkel has to tread political waters about this. I still have reservations as to Germany today being a ‘true’ friend of the US.
The quality of 'friendships' and alliances can certainly be questioned these days. Even ours. Be that as it may, I still worry about the fate of western civilization. I personally believe the notion that we're simply in a new phase of a very old war, and I further believe that western societies are morally weak...sapped by political correctness and riven with traitors and collaborators in our midst. I would much rather Germany existed, friend or not as a western country and not as another coil of the Islamic serpent around us.