Well what does one say to such recriminations? Being an American patriot and a good host (I initiated the original conversation) I tried to direct the conversation into something less polarizing, but to no avail. He told me that President Bush wants to take over the world, the United States is responsible for global warming, and we are an empire that is falling, and Obama and the Democrats should win the election. The conversation somehow (not by me) shifted to politics and global warming, etc. This particular post is the result of a conversation between me and one of my Bundeswehr friends. The whole reason for my blog is to try and put into words what my experiences of the world. Army as part of my uniform that has any such motto (being that I am suppose to be a right wing christian fundementalist, you would think I would wear such an item, then again maybe I do!). Army officer I can ’ t think of anything that was given to me by the U.S. As I looked at a souvenir belt buckle my Grandfather “ acquired ” in World War I, it made me think, what does it mean to say, “ GOTT MIT UNS? ” I know the literal translation, but did the soldiers wearing the belt buckle really believe it? As a U.S.

Gott mit uns translate