Moran on Germany
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The Germany that can say %u2018no%u2019
An interesting look at how American foreign policy shaped German democracy, and how uncomfortable the American establishment is with the operation of that democracy:
But shopkeepers with the right to vote. And therein lies the dilemma for the United States. Having successfully taught the Germans not to follow their Fuehrer blindly, we now bristle when they question the orders of them to follow the uber-Fuehrer - the United States.
This is indicative of a larger problem. Democracy should be the central, overriding goal of American foreign policy, yet our government only seems to approve of democracy when the voters do what we tell them to do. It is a habit of the Cold War, and one that we need to kick if we are every going to be safe.
