Schroeder - Germany's Castro

Everytime that Fidel finds himself in a pickle he tries to provoke the US in order to appeal to nationalist sentiment at home. Gerhard Schroeder is no different except slightly more predictable since he only has to play this game everytime there is an election around the corner. Who really cares what he does to US - German relations as long as he wins the election? The US is keeping quiet for now but if Schroeder comes out on top he is going to have a much harder time mending fences.