Why the Hawks Hate Germany

The hawkish desire for a more militaristic and confrontational Germany is bizarre in and of itself.

Tom Rogan bashes Germany like it’s 2002 all over again:

As Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine looms, most Western allies are acting to support Kyiv and reassure vulnerable members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Germany is taking a different approach, putting Russian interests before those of the West.

This polemic against Germany is one in a long series of stupid American hawkish complaints about supposed German unreliability and treachery. When West Germany engaged with the USSR in the era of détente, Cold War hawks whined about how it undermined the alliance, but it was a productive policy that helped to reduce tensions in Europe. It is no accident that the current coalition government is modeling its Ostpolitik on that policy. When the U.S. and Britain were intent on attacking Iraq, the German government loudly dissented against the push for war. Once again, we heard the screeching of hawks that accused Germany of being unfaithful. As it turned out, Germany was being a better ally to the United States than Britain or Spain were by warning the United States not to make a colossal error. Sometimes the best thing an ally can do for the alliance is refuse to go along with a hare-brained policy rather than enabling and encouraging our government and other allies in their folly.