You ask how long have we been in Germany, Japan and South Korea? We are still in Germany and Japan for 69 years and in South Korea 61 years
Of course I know how long we’ve been there, and I know, esp in the case of Japan how hard we sat on their heads.
I guess the question is: are the Japanese people better off since we sat on their heads than they otherwise would be?
My answer would be a cautious “yes”, but their fertility rates, etc. give me pause.
But, pro-life though I am, if I heard of decrease fertility rates in the Muslim world (provided it was via contraception and not abortion) I would not cry in my beer about it.
Last I heard is we still have troops in Bosnia.