Originally Posted by
West Coast
Putin can have the Germans. If they don’t see the threat, then so be it. Any Article 5 response should be proportionate to the German fiscal commitment.
It is not Russia that is demanding German consumers should pay billions more for their energy so US shareholders get bigger dividends.
In 2002 German rejected the claims for War in Iraq, abused at the time they proved to be right and unwilling to bend despite the abuse.
Germans understand history very well.