...there was a government change.

Schäuble is a longtime Atlanticist, and observers in the media noted that he seems to follow a quite conscious policy of "off-hand" provocative taboo-breaking and/or scaremongering statements, which seem inspired by the Republican march to the right.

_{*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

What about polls on the Afghanistan deployment, despite politicians increasingly speaking of it in connection with terrorism (from Realo Greens to CDU)?

_{*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.}