I am just tired of "The USA is SATAN" stuff.
I can get that at Salon.com
The bit about the Deutchmark was a bit catty, I apoligize for that.
I invite you to think very-very hard about a world without a USA.
Who would be in charge?
The Soviets? The Third Reich?
If you were very lucky it would be the British Empire.
Know this. I will always defend my country.
In a world without the U.S.A., the most probable outcome would have been him (Micheal) living in the third reich which controls all of Europe. And the Euro would just be the Mark and France would be where they deserve to be.
People who pontificate on WWII seem to lack an understanding about what really happened during the war. For example, the nazis kept ALIVE and returned 20,000 American and British airmen who were shot down during the war. They kept alive the very same people who were bombing their cities. Do you for one second believe the Japanese treated our captured airmen likewise?
Defend your country - as I do for mine - but don´t defend the indefensible. Our patriotism should not let us forget common sense. It is plain wrong to kidnap an innocent, period. Saying this is not anti-American or "USA is Satan"-like.