re: Were the Allies Too Soft on Germany Following WWII? (Trump Related)

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The Japanese are who got off easy. WAY WAY too easy

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Ironically, our most punishing damage to Japan turned out to be in their benefit. We flattened all the steel mills and manufacturing plants. So, after the war everything had to be rebuilt using state of the art methods instead of just retooling and updating plants like the US did. This resulted in the Japanese car industry taking off.