keeping germany under the control of america's jackboot by stomping it down at the neck is imperative for maintaining global security, and allowing germany to rearm will lead us directly into a third catastrophic world war.
the german chancellor is right: iran is making a fool of the united states, who has proven itself easily led around by it's nose. the americans have beaten the iranians very badly in the war, but that advantage has been squandered by an incompetent push for diplomacy, which is an act of weakness, rather than a strong drive to finish the job from a position of dominance. only inherently weak actors seek diplomacy over the use of force.
what the germans will learn from this is that if they insult the yankees then they'll fuck off and go home. are the japanese paying attention?