From Dr Franz Metzger
Sir: Sorry to put a damper on Mark Steyn's almost rhapsodic praise of the great and wonderful US of A, but I don't think that America is really entitled to receive the full three marks in his list: Who's been on the right side in the three big wars of the 20th century? After all, the US joined the first world war only in 1917, and the second in December 1941, and until then they were quite happy to do business with the ghastly Nazis (as they did with the ghastly Saddam). All we can derive from this approach is that the US tends to get in right at the end, and that they are pretty good at finishing the job of war. But as for their quality and wisdom in leadership, one should show some reservations. The only ones who fully deserve those three marks are the Brits and their former dominions, which include Steyn's native Canada.
Franz Metzger
Nuremberg, Germany
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