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Letter From Berlin: Merkel's Empty Rhetoric on Syria

By David Crossland

"Merkel won't distance herself from the US and Britain and France when they take action. But I'm totally sure she will rule out any military involvement by Germany," Jürgen Falter, a political analyst at Mainz University, told SPIEGEL ONLINE.





Were the allies to call on Germany for military help -- and there's no sign that they will -- the government is likely to point to legal hurdles such as the lack of a UN Security Council mandate, and the need for a parliamentary vote, said Falter.



Manfred Güllner, the director of the Forsa polling institute, said the Syrian crisis was unlikely to have much impact on the election.


Germany a 'B Country'

"The West is divided into A-countries that are fundamentally prepared and in a position to use military force -- those are basically the US, Britain and France," center-left daily Süddeutsche Zeitung wrote in an editorial on Wednesday. "The B countries don't completely rule out military intervention but usually practice big restraint for domestic political reasons. Where possible, they stay out of it. The biggest and most important B country is Germany."

　ドイツはシリアに軍事介入する同盟と距離をおくことをしないが、自ら軍事行動を起こすこともなく、仮に支援を頼まれても、国連決議がないこと、国会の決議が必要などのことから、困難である、と伝えるだろう、と。