Of 17 German officers and 30 Belgian troops who have just arrived in Lithuania?
I’m scared, too. Or at least I was. That I hadn’t read that right, I mean. But now I’m scared again because I checked once more and I did read that right: German troops land in Lithuania amid Russia fears.
Though political parties within Germany – whose national history makes it a hesitant military leader – clashed over the deployment of German troops, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite greeted Germany’s decision to lead the NATO forces as a “breakthrough” for the future of European defense.
Moscow, on the other hand, has criticized the move as an example of NATO aggression against Russia.
Observing Hermann 
The people of Lithuania have to understand: Germany, because of its horrible and troubled past, is only allowed (or wants) to spend 1% of its GNP on defense. Jawohl, 17 Offizere and 30 Belgium mercenaries are about all that Germany can spare!