German President Quits

Horst Köhler (left) with U2’s Bono

The following was in the news today:

German President Quits Over Remarks on Military

By JUDY DEMPSEY

Published: May 31, 2010

BERLIN — President Horst Köhler of Germany resigned on Monday amid a barrage of criticism for remarks he made a week ago during a surprise visit to Afghanistan.

His resignation from the largely ceremonial post is a blow for Chancellor Angela Merkel…

Mr. Köhler, who was less than a year into his second term as president, shocked Germans earlier this month when he said that the country’s soldiers serving in Afghanistan or other peacekeeping missions were deployed to protect German economic interests.

“A country of our size, with its focus on exports and thus reliance on foreign trade, must be aware that military deployments are necessary in an emergency to protect our interests, for example, when it comes to trade routes, for example, when it comes to preventing regional instabilities that could negatively influence our trade, jobs and incomes,” Mr. Köhler said.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/01/world/europe/01germany.html

It is a shame when politicians feel that they have to resign when they speak what they feel is the truth.

Whether or not some like Baron Guttenberg will want this ceremonial post will be seen.

How this resignation might affect German politics and prophecy is not yet clear. But because of the timing of it, it likely will.

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