Carsten Breuer, chief of Defense of the German Armed Forces, will become the next chair of the nato Military Committee once the incumbent, Adm. Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, leaves office next July, nato members decided on Saturday. This is the first time a German will occupy the post since 2005.

• He will be nato’s senior military officer for three years, advising the secretary general.
• The German Press Agency said the person in this job “is considered one of the most influential military figures in nato.”

As Germany’s top military officer, Breuer has worked to make Germany war-ready by 2029, as he believes Russia could attack nato territory by then. He will likely use this role to prepare the rest of Europe for war by 2029.

• German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated on social media after the decision, “We are grateful for the trust our allies place in us.”

This is a great deal of trust in Germany. Figures like Breuer represent the German general staff that Allied leaders worked to prevent from rising again after World War ii.

• Now Breuer will be in a senior position directing nato—the organization founded with the purpose of “keeping the Russians out, the Americans in and the Germans down,” according to its first secretary general, Lord Hastings Ismay.

This trust is misplaced. Bible prophecy warns against Germany holding such leading roles over Europe. That nation will end up leading a war-ready Europe against America.