BURDEN-SHARING: German military too small to aid ‘collective defense,’ official says.

Although the budget has increased slightly following criticism by U.S. President Donald Trump, the operational readiness of the German forces has further deteriorated this past year.

“The hard currency, in which the success of the [defense] minister is measured, is the readiness of the Bundeswehr,” Bartels said. “And that has not really improved in the last four years, but rather has become worse.”

“While foreign missions with small contingents went well, the Bundeswehr as a whole cannot currently be used in the collective defense,” he added.

Germany’s geographical location and industrial might make it one of Europe’s vital countries, but was is to be done with a people who won’t breed, won’t defend their borders, and can’t live up to their defense treaty commitments?