Germany hasn’t acted like an ally in generations....if ever. I too have German heritage, lived there and speak the language. From the bottom of my heart....screw ‘em. They’re no friends of ours. They’ve been playing us for suckers for quite a long time now. Let them pay for their own defense. Bring the boys home and withdraw from Nato.
As for their planes.....its going to be tough to develop a competitor to the F35 when you spend no money on your military because you’re too busy trying to pay for all the socialism...not to mention financing the upkeep of all those 3rd world savages you brought into your country who now live on the public dole. For a smart and talented people the Germans collectively are INCREDIBLY stupid.
It was de Gaulle who said, “Nations have interests, not friends.”
This was in 1967 decades after the Allies liberated France from Germany, something the French never forgave us for.
Dennis Prager has a saying: Whatever the Germans do, do the opposite.