Anne ApplebaumScholz's refusal to agree even to allow others to send Leopard tanks now makes so little sense that it must be a reflection of some personal quirk: "I'm the mayor of Hamburg, and you cannot tell me what to do." Especially given that Germany has sent so much other lethal equipment.
I've written about some of the cultural weirdness in Germany around wars, and Russia. But really nothing - not the old historical phobias, not business links (corrupt or otherwise), not SPD pacifism - now explains why Scholz is doing so much damage to Germany's reputation, not to mention Europe's ability to defend itself.
this was the article:
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/10/germany-military-aid-ukraine-tanks-debate/671804/
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