A country of our size, with its focus on exports and thus reliance on foreign trade, must be aware that … military deployments are necessary in an emergency to protect our interests -- for example when it comes to trade routes, for example when it comes to preventing regional instabilities that could negatively influence our trade, jobs and incomes.
German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010
Horst Köhler (22 February 1943 – 1 February 2025) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union. He was President of Germany from 2004 to 2010.
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