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LETTERS, Page 6Germany Undivided
In your article "Breaching the Wall" (WORLD, Sept. 11), you
mention the argument that "reunification would create a Germany
too powerful and perhaps too aggressive to contain." A country
cannot be aggressive; only the people of a nation and their
political leaders can. Today the German people are not the same as
those of half a century ago. It is time for the rest of the world
to recognize and acknowledge this change.
Andreas Weihe
Schwetzingen, West Germany
Imagine for a moment, my American friends, that there is a
fortified fence running from Washington to San Francisco,
partitioning your country. I am sure that it would hurt to live
with such a division, wouldn't it?
Karl Remmen
Neuss, West Germany
After the disaster the Nazis brought to this country, many
Germans looked to the U.S. as the accepted model of democracy,
freedom and a successful economy. But 44 years later, they see
crime, drugs, AIDS, the community dividing into rich and poor, and
know Europe will follow the same trends in a few years. The
European Community offers no solutions, but some Germans believe
a peaceful, reunited, independent Germany can find a better future
on its own.
Klaus Munter
Braunschweig, West Germany