German spy chief hopes US will 'soon be at our side again' – DW – 03/10/2025

[schizoidman@lemm.ee]

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[tal@lemmy.today]

There's a germane Polandball cartoon from the beginning of Trump's last term:

January 20 2017

https://lemmy.today/pictrs/image/3049545a-42a2-48f3-8920-53218d0a33fe.png

[ronnyzittledong@lemmy.world]

Except instead of putting those things in a box he is just chucking them into a fire

[disaster@sh.itjust.works]

I hear there are places in Berlin that charge a small amount of money give you a towel for such fantasies.

[b_tr3e@feddit.org]

Sure he does. Because the German "go-home-service" can't find their ass in a brown paper bag without their big buddies from the US.

[wwb4itcgas@lemm.ee]

"Hope for the best, but plan for the worst."

[trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works]

Given the history of the post WW2 German intelligence service, I'd have a much more sinister suspicion, when the head of the BND hopes that the current US in its current, and most likely future condition for a long time, will be on the same side again soon.

[trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works]

With the BND, I'd worry very much about what they think is "the best".