by Rich Lowry
Germany, the laggard of NATO with a deep conflict of interest regarding Russia, is the weak link.
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German Bundeswehr army soldiers at the Kaserne Hochstaufen mountain infantry military barracks in Bad Reichenhall, Germany, in 2016.
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President Joe Biden’s press conference last week was atrocious, but one of his worst missteps amounted to telling the truth about Germany, if not by name.
Biden said there’d be divisions within NATO over a “minor incursion” by Russia into Ukraine. This is true enough, and the chief cause would be a Germany that is staking a strong claim to being our worst European ally.
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Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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President Joe Biden’s press conference last week was atrocious, but one of his worst missteps amounted to telling the truth about Germany, if not by name.
Biden said there’d be divisions within NATO over a “minor incursion” by Russia into Ukraine. This is true enough, and the chief cause would be a Germany that is staking a strong claim to being our worst European ally.
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About the Author
Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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