Baerbock is German. It is a shame that there are no universities in Germany. It is a shame that she has to study in the halls of Empire and learn how to be a good warmongering Neoliberal.
Scholz has not been asleep at the switch. He has been trying to act in Germany's best interest, and in the best interest of Europe as a whole.
Baerbock, OTOH, is doing what is best for the USA.
It sounds like you are an American, and you are a little peeved that when the US said jump, Scholz responded with something other than "how high?".