" I find myself slightly uncomfortable with your finding the sliver lining of increased understanding in the dark clouds of the current Syrian conflict and German military history, but that's not the real problem. There's a saying in English, "Do not mention the rope in the house of the hanged man," meaning that some subjects are too uncomfortable to bring up with certain audiences. I expect that few Germans would appreciate your bringing up the devastation of World War II, and trust me, few people who understand European history would liken Syria's experience to Germany's in anything but the grim statistics of war.
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