http://www.dw.com/en/report-germany-...sis/a-37817614
"No leading German politician was willing to take responsibility for the possibly illegal decision at the end, "Welt am Sonntag" said in its report."
So they have chosen for a fully legal disaster instead.
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(Merkel) also reportedly wanted to limit bad press that would have arisen from pictures of German authorities enforcing the border closure and their interactions with refugees."
Clear case of personal failure(s) then.
Or as Hayek said so nicely:
In government, the scum raises to the top.