"We should not have taken part in it, but in fact we took part in it enthusiastically".
We debated whether we should take part in it – and, happily, we decided that we should.
Addressing parliament in June, Gregor Gysi, a leader of The Left, a party descended from East Germany's Communists, distorted Mr Gauck's views as meaning that "we should take part in more military operations".
"Ukraine is now another country so I don't see why we should take part in this election," said one woman in the rebel-held city of Donetsk who gave her name as Elisabeta.
"Some people say we should take part and not leave it for the Islamists, but I think it's a trick; the Mubarak people who are still there with the military, they want to abort the revolution and finish it with the election.
In the same paper, Simon Heffer writes extensively on why Cameron's case for action is full of holes and inconsistencies, warns against a blindsidedly emotional response to attacks in Europe, and then sums up by saying that "I think we should take part in this offensive" anyway.
In the wake of the recent attacks in Paris, Beirut, and Baghdad, the majority of people in the U.S. believe we should take part in a military response, including the use of increased U.S. airstrikes and ground forces against ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
Finally, we should all take part in a larger conversation about the development of more concrete international standards to ensure scientifically sound and ethically harmonious genetic research in the future.
The logical question arises: "Why on earth should we be taking part in all of this?" While the main NATO power — the United States — sees the mission in Afghanistan as essential, the alliance includes 27 other member states, some of which have joined for reasons that have little to do with displaying heroism in far-away wars.
And if the bankers seduced us to buy a house beyond our means, packaging subprimes as norm, shouldn't we too take part of the blame for wanting to live in that grand home that was never within our reach in the first place?
He added: "We are not saying that you shouldn't take part in sport, far from it, there are many benefits to taking part in sport.
