Sarkozy is trying, or at least tried, to break the German-American aggreement reached in 1968, when the Germans were assured US protection in exchange for remaining in NATO.
Is that really a bad thing? Wait this is important. Someone is wrong on the Internet.
Uneasy allies is much superior to heavily armed foes. And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg