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To: Jeff Jordan who wrote (40801)	10/1/2001 12:35:19 PM
From: SirRealist	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

For a Hitler to arise required a fertile ground. Decimated by WW1 and shackled by Allied constraints, the Germans were in depression before the rest of the world. A chip-on-the-shoulder mentality prevailed and Hitler exploited it, based on his perception that money-lending Jews controlled everything. Voila; instant bogeyman! It is such as this where evil grows.... resentment & simple answers. That's why I believe George Marshall was the greatest genius of the 20th century. Rather than repeat the mistake post WW2, we rebuilt Germany & Japan and they became industrial powers. Understanding the preconditions to war, civilized nations intent on globalization have to balance the greedy desire to exploit cheap Third World labor with a recognition of the awful seeds that can be sown. I don't say this because I believe the US has done wrong, nor should the welfare of all the world be our responsibility. However, where our monied interests have a stake, we can and should do better. Better to be proactive than reactive, because the latter bears painful and immeasurable costs.