US pays out for looting Nazi gold

BBC ^ | 03/11/05 | Lesley Curwen

[Nitro]

OK

I'll ask.......

Why is the USA paying off, for Nazis?

[SpyGuy]

Ahh, once again we witness the gratitude of the victims we saved in WWII.

Why don't we send them a bill for all the money, materiel, and lives we lost keeping them from being exterminated by the Nazis?

[sourcery]

Why is the USA paying off, for Nazis?

Because stealing stolen goods makes you an accomplice to the original theft.

[Rodney King]

The bulk of the money will go not to the families who lost possessions

If not, then there is no justification for paying a cent.

[DoughtyOne]

Let me get this right. The Nazis stole it from the Hungarians. We stole it from the Nazis. Now it's going to be stolen from us and given to the poor.

Finally, some justice. ROTFLMAO,OAOAOA

Unfricken believable!

[NHResident]

This is just building a case to pay reparations for slavery. It's BS!

[Echo Talon]

BS! We already paid with the loss of American lives freeing them! NOW THEY WANT MONEY! WTF!

[Echo Talon]

Because stealing stolen goods makes you an accomplice to the original theft.

We didnt steal it, that was payment for saving their A**ES!

[Leo Carpathian]

D'Amato worked very hard to get this done, he was "thanked" by his constituents by electing Chucky Shumer. Learn the lesson morons!

[Nitro]

As third generation military.....

I don't want money, just a little respect.

[sergeantdave]

The episode has been seen as a shameful blot on the record of the US army in World War II.

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Right, it was a shameful blot that we saved people from getting murdered by Nazis.

You want cash because some officer picked up a few trinkets. Fine, pay us for the American soldiers lying in graves on European soil. How much is that worth, euroweenies? For me it's priceless.

I've really had it with European pricks. Ingrate a-holes.

[Fast1]

But why??? This is asinine!

[Redbob]

WHAT?

We freed those ungrateful wretches, and now WE have to pay THEM?

I've got an idea:
How about if GERMANY pays them?

[SolidSupplySide]

Another $23 million bites the dust. Thank you Bill Clinton, the damage you've done to our country continues well past your presidency.

Huh?? This looks like one of the more honorable things Clinton did. If American soldiers stole these goods, the American government should be held accountable. Only if Clinton had held himself personally accountable for the things he did.

[Redbob]

In fact, I've got a better idea:

How about if, every day, all those survivors get down on their knees and thank God that there is a United States of America willing to send OUR young men to die, to save them from their own stupidity.

[SolidSupplySide]

Right, it was a shameful blot that we saved people from getting murdered by Nazis.

You are confusing two issues. It was actually honorable that American soldiers helped end the evils of Nazi Germany. However, it is shameful that American army personnel stole things that rightfully belonged to civilians.

[Redbob]

IF American soldiers "stole" that gold, they stole it from the Nazis, right?

RIGHT?

How about getting the actual guilty parties to pay, instead of the U.S.?

[SolidSupplySide]

If not, then there is no justification for paying a cent.

Why would you say that? It appears that you would think the Hungarian families would be justified in spending these reparations on themselves, but since they want to give it to charity, America should not hold itself accountable. I truly don't follow your logic.