Addressing the opening session late last month of the Munich Security Conference, a yearly gathering of top Western diplomats and defense officials, President Joachim Gauck of Germany expressed sentiments that not many years ago would have brought demonstrators into the streets. The Germans, he declared, should stop hiding behind guilt over their militaristic past and take more responsibility for shaping international affairs. If that meant using the Germany Army, “Germany should not say ‘no’ on principle.”
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