[i]Yep. We did a good job of getting rid of Hitler's regime during WW2. We didn't loot the country though, The Russians did; at least the portions they were in control of. We were actually pretty benevolent. When the German soldiers decided to surrender they ran to the American lines rather than the Russians because they knew we'd treat them better. They didn't want to end up in Siberia. lol. Read about the Marshal Plan and the Berlin Airlift sometime. Then tell me who your friends are.
Every student in Germany is preached about the generosity of the United States after World War II and the Berlin Airlift.
In reality, there was extensive looting. It was simply called reparations. Most of the gold and art treasures that were looted were probably never officially listed. The German state's foreign assets were confiscated. Even supposedly neutral Switzerland received a large share of the Nazi gold.
Industrial facilities were dismantled and shipped out of the country in droves, including in the western sectors. Even forests were cut down for reparations, as they had been after the First World War.
Ultimately, we were fortunate that Roosevelt recognized the importance of Germany as a future bulwark against the rising Soviet Union. Otherwise, the Morgenthau Plan would have been implemented.
But that was all Germany was to US strategists. A bulwark designed to slow down a possible Soviet tank attack.
They wouldn't have hesitated for a second to wipe out Germany and its population with nuclear weapons to stop the Soviet tanks.
We had to live with this awareness.
![[Linked Image]](http://sniperstrappingplace.com/greysig.png)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/10/full-34110-272346-screenshot_20251022_131719.png)
