Afstan: "German Mission Is a 'Disaster'"

Start of an interview at Spiegel Online:

Germany's involvement in Afghanistan is a delicate issue. In a SPIEGEL interview, former German Defense Minister Volker Rühe speaks in bold terms about how politicians in Berlin have failed and why Germany needs to use all of its military might in the country...

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A German soldier in Afghanistan viewed through night vision goggles. Former Defense Minister Ruhe says: "We shouldn't abstain from using certain weapons just because they might look too war-like."

Earlier post:

Germans doing their bit for Afstan

More here on Afstan from Spiegel.