What hacks me off is that their are people on our side of the aisle that echo some of those criticisms.
Germany was a cancer on Europe, and cure was heavy metal chemo from the sky.
Might have worked a bit too well would be the only thing to think in hindsight.
The German aggression against Europe started in 1871. The Prussian rulers created the German Empire. They were even considering a preemptive war against the United States because they saw a rising America as a threat. We should’ve broken Germany up into several countries after WW1