The Germans can do the job as well as anyone else, and I'm even grateful that they've come. Such welcomes arise in part from Germany's intake of 320,000 Bosnian refugees, more than the total sheltering in the rest of Europe. We can't blame the sons and grandsons for what the fathers did. Germans hope the mission will prove that they are ready to shoulder responsibilities in world affairs. We can show that we can do more than give money.
History is still their heaviest baggage, but German troops are walking a bit taller.