It’s like this for ages and has increased a lot since 9/11.
After a failed operation (afaik intelligence wise) German KSK specops and US SpecOps(Seals if I remember correctly) almost got into a fist fight.
The reason?
The Germans were spotted by a shepherd who was unrelated to the Taliban but could in theory reveal the operation. The Germans were unable to capture him in time due to terrain so they retreated.
The US SpecOps were extremely angry and a brawl almost broke out as they basically told the German they should have simply killed the unarmed shepherd.
Which would have meant a potential murder trial for any German soldier back home.
Actually they are far better than we Germans think.
I work with various active and former military members of various countries and Germany has a far better reputation amongst them than people think.
Especially the ones who actively served along them in A’stan, Mali, the Balkans or in the various Marine missions are often fairly happy with them.
The German army does have some capabilities currently only a few nations have - and while it has major issues, these are mostly coming from the political leadership and the procuring department.
Thanks for sharing the story. Sure feels racist that the countries that US special forces are nonchalant about murdering innocent civilians in seem to all be non-white.
It’s like this for ages and has increased a lot since 9/11.
After a failed operation (afaik intelligence wise) German KSK specops and US SpecOps(Seals if I remember correctly) almost got into a fist fight.
The reason? The Germans were spotted by a shepherd who was unrelated to the Taliban but could in theory reveal the operation. The Germans were unable to capture him in time due to terrain so they retreated.
The US SpecOps were extremely angry and a brawl almost broke out as they basically told the German they should have simply killed the unarmed shepherd.
Which would have meant a potential murder trial for any German soldier back home.
Never thought I’d be proud of German soldiers.
Actually they are far better than we Germans think. I work with various active and former military members of various countries and Germany has a far better reputation amongst them than people think. Especially the ones who actively served along them in A’stan, Mali, the Balkans or in the various Marine missions are often fairly happy with them. The German army does have some capabilities currently only a few nations have - and while it has major issues, these are mostly coming from the political leadership and the procuring department.
Thanks for sharing the story. Sure feels racist that the countries that US special forces are nonchalant about murdering innocent civilians in seem to all be non-white.