German View on Syria, Merkel as Sphinx
Not too resourceful, she is reluctant to take risks: to put it in one word, US ambassador to Germany called her «Angela Teflon Merkel». This nickname misses the mark, because in reality Angela Merkel is a sphinx.
Nobody can hold a candle to her when it comes to talking in riddles.
She can say something that sounds mysterious and then you’re free to
construe it anyway you like. You can never be sure you got the message
right.
Nobody can hold a candle to her when it comes to talking in riddles.
She can say something that sounds mysterious and then you’re free to
construe it anyway you like. You can never be sure you got the message
right.
Take, for instance, her words
about solving the Syria’s crisis, «…there can only be a solution with
Russian and not without Russia». That’s exactly what she said on October
1 at the speech in Halle (eastern Germany) to mark the upcoming 25th
anniversary of German reunification. What she meant is anyone’s guess.
Perhaps, the German leader welcomed the beginning of Russian military
operation in Syria? Or it may mean the opposite: the West needs Russia
as an actor dancing to its tune. In this case the Merkel’s words could
mean that the Moscow’s independent actions were out of place.
about solving the Syria’s crisis, «…there can only be a solution with
Russian and not without Russia». That’s exactly what she said on October
1 at the speech in Halle (eastern Germany) to mark the upcoming 25th
anniversary of German reunification. What she meant is anyone’s guess.
Perhaps, the German leader welcomed the beginning of Russian military
operation in Syria? Or it may mean the opposite: the West needs Russia
as an actor dancing to its tune. In this case the Merkel’s words could
mean that the Moscow’s independent actions were out of place.
