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We’re all familiar with the variety of short-term explanations for Germany’s opposition to the war in Iraq. These stress that above all opposition was due to rejection of the policies of the Bush administration, its alleged unilateralism and advocacy of preemptive war linked to a political discourse laden with religious overtones that does not fit into the disillusioned mentalities of post-twentieth century Europe. Yet there are longer term issues, issues of deep seated political culture that these kinds of explanations fail to grasp. Hence, the central question I want to address is the following one: Why, after over a half century of public reflection about “coming to terms with the Nazi past” did a left of center German government refuse to participate in and then oppose a war against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq?
was haltet ihr von der quelle ?
kennt jemand das magazin ?
We’re all familiar with the variety of short-term explanations for Germany’s opposition to the war in Iraq. These stress that above all opposition was due to rejection of the policies of the Bush administration, its alleged unilateralism and advocacy of preemptive war linked to a political discourse laden with religious overtones that does not fit into the disillusioned mentalities of post-twentieth century Europe. Yet there are longer term issues, issues of deep seated political culture that these kinds of explanations fail to grasp. Hence, the central question I want to address is the following one: Why, after over a half century of public reflection about “coming to terms with the Nazi past” did a left of center German government refuse to participate in and then oppose a war against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq?
was haltet ihr von der quelle ?
kennt jemand das magazin ?