They’re not ticked at the Germans, its just Poland which the pipleline traverses. They’re still hopping mad over the ABM shield deal and mutual defense treaty. They’ve now threatened Poland about every way they possibly can.
So we drill here, drill now, and WE sell to Poland, screw Russia!
I think I saw this in a Larry Bond book years ago.
Actually, they are *still* ticked at the Germans: Berlin was right beside Washington in the rush to recognize Kosovo, and German backing of the Croats contributed to the original disolution of Yugoslavia.