Four in five Germans want fewer foreign military missions - poll


  • World
  • Wednesday, 21 May 2014

BERLIN (Reuters) - Four in five Germans would like to see their armed forces take part in fewer military missions and almost two-thirds think Germany should show caution on foreign affairs, a poll found, signalling scant backing for leaders' recent calls to do more.

Germany's president, defence minister and foreign minister pledged a more prominent foreign and security role at the start of 2014, declaring that the country could no longer watch from the sidelines.

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