"So you think we should have just pulled out of Germany on May 9th, 1945?"
Yep - Japan too on Aug 15, 1945. And why do we still have troops in Korea more than 50 years after that little dustup ended?
You see, gatorman, as a career soldier, my philosophy is "to the victor goes the spoils". Losers cry and winners laugh is another adage I like.
I guarantee if we left Germany on May 9, we would have been back to fight the Russkies.
Just as if we leave Iraq in shambles, inevitably we would have to return.