Karl Theodor Maria Nikolaus Johann Jacob Philipp Franz Joseph Sylvester (hope I did not forget:) Baron and Guttenberg without Dr. has failed - but not the idea of his reform (German soldiers as cannon fodder for USrael)
directs the current hot inflamed discussion about Guttenberg of key political developments in the department of ex-defense minister . While the whole of Germany discussed the plagiarism scandal, the view of the essentials have been obscured: the dubious reconstruction of the armed forces from a defensive to an intervention force. The Nachdenkseiten recently attacked the idea that Guttenberg was the main reason given by Merkel in office, mainly because he managed the war as an acceptable option to appear on the enforcement of economic interests. Former Federal President Horst Köhler was forced to resign because he talked openly about such a plan. Guttenberg was held at the Bundeswehr into an intervention force to reform, and had to stumble over his stolen together PhD.
This hypothesis can be corroborated on closer inspection only. The "conversion of the Bundeswehr to a mercenary army" (NDS) is precisely due to the fact of being able to professionally intervene militarily. The German press focuses on this highly dubious constitutional fact any more than the opposition did not adequately this important issue picks up. Guttenberg also even in waived entirely on a security grounds "of his" reform. Were you at ease throughout, you could undoubtedly oppose that argument that postulates that by the federal government structure commission: "The absence of a massive direct military threat, the military service in the current form of security policy can no longer be justified." This interpretation is, however, suspect late . The conservative constitutional lawyer and former Federal President Roman Herzog said it 15 years ago.
The list of security policy arguments in the debate on reform, but so exhausted already. The actual reasons to follow a different logic. "From the use of her thinking" will override the structure of Committee final report. And the ex-defense minister seconded in November 2010. "Bar for all of us and all decisions must be the use of" What is it about, explains Reinhard Mutz, an expert in Peace Research and Security Policy, with a numerical example. Currently, the Bundeswehr could muster from a team at the same stock of 250 000 soldiers throughout 7000 for operations abroad. This relationship is seen as a nuisance. The Commission will, according to Mutz structure of a 180 000 community service stretched staffing 15 000 mission at the same time forces win.
more combat power, more weapons effect of fewer people at lower cost is the credo of the use of optimization. To implement it requires nothing more than economic rationalization and efficiency improvement, the mantra of all reforms. Here, the security objectives and military means are decoupled choice of hand. Thus, for example, deals with the legitimate question of the performance of previous missions abroad, although clearly apparent, will be followed by ongoing operations in Africa and the Middle East further. It should adapt a "modern" army after Guttenberg's idea: "Think from using her words, and future, yet not thinking ahead on the agenda stakes in as many facets. interdepartmental, multi-national, with a view to then required skills "
The goal Guttenberg, then, was the raising of a powerful, specialized, and professionalized reaction force that used for the flexible deployment in crisis areas. This conversion to the intervention force, the - it must be repeated - not to realize without a break with constitutional barriers is located, not least in the U.S. interest. The use of the Red-Green coalition that have been made and the commitment of the Bundeswehr NATO in the Kosovo war was neither the right to defend himself yet covered by an order of the Security Council and the first important step toward deployment of the Bundeswehr out of area, ie outside the NATO area. Afghanistan was another step. At Guttenberg should be held to prepare the next steps.
This raises the question why such Guttenberg was apparently so much seen as a key figure in the reform "intervention force". The answer could be found among others in his membership of selected career-promoting elite schools. These include interest-guided think-tanks such as the Atlantic Bridge and the German Council on Foreign Policy (DGAP) in Berlin, which operates under the name German Council on Foreign Relations, which demonstrates their dependent relationship to the U.S. influence body "CFR". DGAP is a direct sister organization of the CFR. Both institutions have the function ideologically trained management personnel to the highest political offices to transfer.
About the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is already quite well known. And just one aspect can hardly be doubted: that it is this company that was the beginning of the 20s by businessmen with the aim of enhancing international business relationships established, a most influential body involved. The financially hochbetuchten circles that the CFR talk, have a clear idea of how the world should be shaped by their desire and will. These ideas overlap in parts geostrategic with neo-liberal, neo-conservative or U.S. interests are, but never one hundred percent to this to cover, for there are interests, "sui generis." The American political scientist William Domhoff the CFR called "the essential link between the big corporations and the government "and noted that" the importance of this association for the understanding of the basic subjects and the baseline American world politics can hardly be estimated high enough. "
The CFR runs a think tank of David Rockefeller paid program that is divided into three centers: the Center for Preventive actions, the Greenberg Center for geo-economic studies and the center for universal education. For that relevant pool carefully trained young actors for the stage of the (foreign) policy of the CFR sends his favorites and over again in American politics. The aim of this network is not modified, as American interests coincide in principle to define the interests of the Germans and Europeans. Guttenberg's membership in the DGAP and about the existing contacts could thus be crucial was for his unconditional incorporation into the Foreign Committee of the German Bundestag from 2005 to 2008 (the youngest member), the only formally an advisory body, but is in fact a decision-making body for foreign policy. On the exact date of its inclusion in the DGAP is nothing to investigate, it took place probably before his Bundestag mandate 2002nd The
at first glance hard to understand unquestioning loyalty to his person could Guttenberg So now its "sustainability" and its international and ideological integration owe. In other words, should, Guttenberg for the federal government or the Americans have been so important because he is unlike politicians such as Peter Gauweiler a direct representative of the transatlantic community of interests. The defense based on international law doctrine of the Bundeswehr is to be sacrificed on the altar of the meaning of transatlanticist tangible economic interests who hide behind slogans such as "the war against international terrorism." In other words: "Today, our security, among other things so threatened by international terrorism, regional instability, organized crime, piracy and the high vulnerability of our trade routes" as Guttenberg in his opening speech at the 9th announced the European Security and Defense Conference in Berlin was.
Furthermore, said German politicians Star completely unmolested, consider that "emerging economies such as China, India and Indonesia (...) the enforcement of national interests for granted." Guttenberg further underlined the need of these emerging powers of raw materials are constantly increasing and are therefore "increasingly in competition with our needs. This can lead to new tensions, crises and conflicts ". On security policy must find an answer, Guttenberg on. disappears completely while damaging the question of the moral and ethical understanding of German foreign policy. Moreover, almost irrelevant here is wiped out of hand the tradition of a half-century German peace politics aside.
Mind you, Horst Köhler had to because of similar rates even take his hat. Guttenberg has succeeded, however, the use of small army colonel ordered massacre of Kunduz to get into the rhetorical offensive. It is the role of the flanking coverage of image and mirror should not be underestimated, the Guttenberg helped to remove unpopular employees from his ministry and the peace-loving public, introduce them one by one in the very uncomfortable truth that German Soldiers in Afghanistan carry out a dirty war. This is, moreover, another aspect that made him the black-yellow government despite the plagiarism scandal as indispensable.
Who of all the doubt, assume that the official interpretation of the current security White Paper of the Federal Government to proceed. Then German soldiers to turn in the first place or external threats or to defend the country, carry out, nor even one in the strict sense of security function. At the top of their list of tasks is an apparently new goal: ensuring the capacity for external action in Germany. But what is more than a newspeak for tangible Interest policy, backed by military power - according to the U.S. model? In this context, the statement by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates prior to officer candidates in Washington is typical: "The demilitarization of Europe has become the obstacle to security and lasting peace in the 21st . Century developed "
Guttenberg's resignation is the transformation of the armed forces may well come to a halt, can not stop long but what the sparrows from the roofs already whistle: the future of economic warfare with German participation is more than just a dystopia. With the admonition, "foreign missions should for the armed forces continue to be self-evident, "the minister Guttenberg had already adjusted the price.
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