July 17th 2006 –
For the first time since German reunification Germany is truly a world player again. With one of the largest militaries in Europe with about 76,200 air force personnel, 221,000 armed forces personnel, 230,600 army personnel, 26,700 navy personnel, 2,300 tanks, and some of the most advanced aircraft in the world in the modern German Luftwaffe Germany is truly “loaded for bear”.
Chancellor Angela Merkel likened hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Adolf Hitler in April of 2006, saying the world must act now to stop him before his country developed a nuclear bomb. “We want, we must prevent Iran from developing its nuclear program further,” Merkel told top policymakers from around the world in a speech to the annual Munich security conference. Referring to the rise of Hitler in the 1930s, Merkel added: “Now we see that there were times when we could have acted differently. For that reason Germany is obliged … to make clear (to Iran) what is permissible and what isnt.” “Iran has blatantly crossed the red line,” Merkel said. “I say it as German chancellor. A president...
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