German defense minister comes under heavy fire over ammunition shortages

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  1. Most incapable minister since ages…and we have a long tradition of disastrous defence ministers. Remember: Ursula vd Leyen was

  2. Issue exists for literally more than a decade under CDU/CSU ministers: No one cares. Issue continues to exist under a SPD minister: Suddenly it means she’s definitely incompetent.

    Like, we’re already spending 3.75x as much on ammunition as in 2015, and she did request even more funds to make up the gap – denied by Lindner.

  3. >>Given that these shortages have been known about since Lambrecht took office in December last year, and only intensified as Germany donated arms such as the Panzerhaubitze 2000 howitzer and corresponding grenades to Ukraine, the minister’s apparent inaction is raising pressing questions about her leadership

    A year now. I guess it must be a fault of that famous German bureaucracy.

  4. According to wiki she was previously the minister of consumer protection and then family affairs. Doesn’t exactly seem like an ideal resume for someone to lead the defense department of a country. You would think you would at least want someone with a military background or something.

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