“Would there have been an insurgency without pourous borders to the West in Syria or the East in Iran if France and Germany more closely resembled it’s current leadership in 2002? Not only wouldn’t the region have remained a magnet for foreign fighters – they wouldn’t have been so well funded.”
Germany never wanted to be really involved into a war, ie Afghanistan, Germaney wants a “neutral” statut ! so that she can pursue business anywhere , as her language compatriots, Austria, Zwitzerland.
It is different for France, that had played a part for centuries in Magreb and ME.
Now, her non participation to the 2nd war in Irak was more motivated by a great connaissance of the populations there and they reactions.
In particularity that you can’t win a war there if you don’t remove the people, this was the case in Algeria, it’s better to buy their mind, ie their imams, but have we the time for it ? and money for the herd !
Actually that is what Bin Laden is doing for our enemi camp !!!
typos_R_us:
very interesting analyse
