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Warworthy and ready for war? Considerations on reforming the Bundeswehr
Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Heiner Möllers
“We think it’s really good when the Bundeswehr is finally strengthened. But we expressly do not share the federal government’s goal of being war worthy and ready for war.”
Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder criticized Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius' demands for a war-ready Bundeswehr.
Natürlich mit Vollausstattung und vernünftiger Personalbasis. So und ähnlich werden dieser Tage Debatten um den aktuellen – und tatsächlich schon seit beinahe Jahrzehnten bekanntermaßen schlechten – Zustand der Bundeswehr von blankem Populismus, politischer Spitzfindigkeit und Besserwisserei geprägt, jenseits früherer eigener politischer Verantwortung!
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