George W Bush has never issued a mea maxima culpa for his botched war in Iraq. The central bankers who oversaw the credit bubble of the early 21st century have not abased themselves and begged for their reputations. Why, then, should Angela Merkel? The gas dependence on Russia, the turn against nuclear power, the inadequate defence spending: parts of her record as German chancellor have aged as well as milk. But it doesn’t matter whether someone who will never hold office again learns from or even admits their errors.
喬治?W?布什（George W Bush，小布什）從來沒有對他發動的拙劣的伊拉克戰爭認錯，承認那是他的重大過失。21世紀初眼看著信貸泡沫形成和膨脹的央行官員們也沒有認錯，然后乞求保住自己的名譽。那為什么安格拉?默克爾(Angela Merkel)就應該認錯呢？對俄羅斯天然氣的依賴，放棄核能發電，國防支出不足：她作為德國總理的部分記錄已經像過期的牛奶一樣變酸。但是，永遠不會再擔任公職的人是否從錯誤中吸取教訓——甚至是否承認自己的過錯——并不重要。
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