Many Germans see this as part of a larger pattern. “The feeling is that always when it comes to multinational efforts, the U.S. has no money,” says Friedbert Pfluger, a Hanover M.P. He’s not the only one who’s frustrated. William Rollnick, who was tapped two years ago to organize U.S. participation at Expo 2000, worked tirelessly to drum up government support for a pavilion. “No one was interested,” he said.