Diplomatengeschwätz
¶1. (S) SUMMARY. The new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan has been warmly received in Germany and has engendered considerable good will...
¶6. In private, Germans tell us that they are our most reliable partner because they, unlike the Dutch and Canadians, have committed themselves to staying indefinitely in Afghanistan and have not publicly announced a withdrawal date, notwithstanding the low German public support for the mission.