Judy Dempsey: Germany, dump Nord Stream 2
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks to the media during the winter conference of Christian Social Union (CSU) state parliamentary group on Jan. 20, 2016 in Wildbad Kreuth.
As if things weren’t bad enough for Angela Merkel. The German chancellor is being assailed left, right, and center inside and outside her country for her (slowly modified) open-door policy toward refugees. Many of the 28 EU countries have already closed their borders, refusing to provide safety for the millions fleeing the wars in Syria and Iraq.