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Summary <p>The SPD chancellor has drawn a line in the sand. But playing the peace card to win back anti-war voters could cast his party into the political wilderness</p><p>A Social Democratic German chancellor lagging in the opinion polls vows adamantly not to join a war. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/sep/23/germany.eu1">Support for his SPD party rallies</a> and he narrowly clings to power.</p><p>By <a href="https://apnews.com/article/germany-scholz-ukraine-taurus-missiles-parliament-5b218efb1fc32815399ea7887e125a75">refusing to supply</a> Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine despite an outcry among western allies, Olaf Scholz may be hoping that history will repeat itself and he can replicate <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/aug/06/iraq.johnhooper?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other">Gerhard Schröder’s 2002 stunt</a> before the US-led invasion of Iraq when he refused to provide troops or money.</p><p>Paul Taylor is a senior fellow of the Friends of Europe thinktank and author of the report <a href="https://www.friendsofeurope.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Friends-of-Europe-European-Defence-Study-After-the-war-2023.pdf">After the War: How to Keep Europe Safe</a></p><p><em><strong>Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tone/letters"> letters</a> section, please <a href="mailto:guardian.letters@theguardian.com?body=Please%20include%20your%20name,%20full%20postal%20address%20and%20phone%20number%20with%20your%20letter%20below.%20Letters%20are%20usually%20published%20with%20the%20author%27s%20name%20and%20city/town/village.%20The%20rest%20of%20the%20information%20is%20for%20verification%20only%20and%20to%20contact%20you%20where%20necessary.">click here</a>.</strong></em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/03/send-missiles-to-ukraine-or-stand-accused-of-appeasing-russia-olaf-scholz-must-choose">Continue reading...</a>

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