[Demidog]

I said nothing of the "vicimization" of the Soviets. That is your injection and it has no basis.

The US agreed to the carving up of Europe and chose not to oppose Stalin and thus East Germany was ceded to the Soviets.

The Marshall plan was an attempt to stop the bleeding as it were and keep West Germany from falling. NATO was the icing on the cake which pitted the rest of Europe and America against the Soviets.

[Miss Marple]

And exactly HOW was the Marshall Plan the cause of East Germany being communist for 50 years? You owe us an explanation.