If the recent push-and-pull between Germany and the U.S. over sending tanks to Ukraine demonstrates anything, it’s that the world is still asking the United States to lead — something U.S. President Biden has been failing to do. After months of feet-dragging, the Biden administration finally made the decision in late January to send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine in support of the Ukrainian counteroffensive. The decision came after Germany’s refusal to send their Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine unless the U.S. sent tanks first. While some may call this a victory for Germany as United States capitulates to their wishes, it shows how other countries are not only desirous of United States leadership, but that they need it.
