Mebbe so, but an economically strong Japan with a democratically elected parliamentary government as our ally, vis-a-vis a resurgent and increasingly assertive China, is better for us and all the world than any of a variety of alternatives that could have been imposed by a vindictive victor.
BTW, we also financed restoration of Germany’s steel industry, which with its new facilities became a serious competitor with U. S. iron and steel producers.
“Mebbe so, but an economically strong Japan with a democratically elected parliamentary government as our ally, vis-a-vis a resurgent and increasingly assertive China, is better for us and all the world than any of a variety of alternatives that could have been imposed by a vindictive victor.
BTW, we also financed restoration of Germany’s steel industry, which with its new facilities became a serious competitor with U. S. iron and steel producers.”
The Democrats worked hard spending this country’s wealth.