[wonders]

An administration source would not say much of this, so I don't believe it. Even if the administration wanted to screw the already delapidated German economy, which is in a long term, and perhaps irreversible decline, in part because its educational system is in a state of collapse, that self defeating goal would never be enunciated. The redeployment of troops would be explained on grounds of defense policy, not grounds of economic retaliation.

Well said, Torie. (Hey, we agree on something!)

I'm somewhat familiar with Germany's economic woes, but would like to learn more about the problems in their educational system. Would you be so kind as to elaborate a bit or else point me to where I could find this information? Thanks in advance.

[americanbychoice]

try the "Pisa" study

[Torie]

Germany's secondary school test scores are now at the bottom of the Western democracies, below that of the US public school test scores. Germany's higher education system was always mediocre (far, far below that of the US or the UK), which hurt it, but this hurts its manufacturing edge over the long term. And without that, Germany has next to nothing which has a comparative worldwide advantage.