Germans to Obama: Don't Ask Too Much

Obama's trip abroad is not as sweet as some would like present it. To watch the American media yesterday and today, one might think that all is going swimmingly for the Messiah Obama, who has some in the U.S. that he can turn urine into water. Some major German politicians are concerned that Obama's professed desire to increase the allied troop load in Afghanistan is a dangerous one. They have told him this in no uncertain terms. Spiegel Online reports today that "Germany's Social Democrats are feting Barack Obama's visit to Berlin this week, but behind the scenes they are distancing themselves from the Democratic Party's candidate. Leading SPD members are warning Obama against demanding more German troops for Afghanistan." This raises concerns for a lot of reasons, two of which are: (1) Obama's now-demonstrated ability to piss off allies even before he is nominated, and (2) Obama's hypocrisy in wanting to bring U.S. troops home within 16 months if elected, yet his desire to greatly increase U.S. troop numbers in Afghanistan. FULL ARTICLE at Spiegel Online...