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To: Neocon who wrote (87630)	5/17/2002 6:01:15 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 108807

The Germans were in bad shape after WWI and Hitler promised them good times. Quick wins in Poland and France and North Africa seemed to prove the point. How soon they forgot dragging it on until the US of A got involved from WWI. 30 years ago I read The Arms of Krupp. It was about Krupp Steel. A couple of points. For centuries Germany was a farming country with virtually no armed forces. If France and Belgium went to war they both invaded Germany and the winner was the country who killed the most Germans. Krupp Steel changed that at the turn into the 20th century. Krupp built a cannon that could take higher pressures and shoot 3 times as far as any other cannon. Made them right hard to invade. The second point was after WWI Germany wasn't allowed to make any war weapons. Krupp started making the Panzer tanks without the gun and the British inspectors oked them as big tractors. Then they finished them.

To: Neocon who wrote (87630)	5/18/2002 9:20:08 AM
From: haqihana	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Neo, As I recall, Germany was in dire financial states when Hitler began his rise to power. Some of his drastic measures seemed to be bound to boost the economy, and many people in the world, including quite quite a few Brits and Americans, supported him in the early years. There used to be a saying the he was the one that got the railroads running on time in Germany, suggesting that his economic policies were working in an efficient manner. Little did they know, until it was almost too late, that he was such a psychopath bent on ruling the world with an iron fist. That, along with the proud tradition of the German army, made many ordinary grunts willing to give their best in the army until they saw the light. They were no different than any man (or woman these days), that feels the obligation to fight for his country, or home land. The soldier in the trenches is not responsible for the horrors that war brings with it, even though he participates. As I am sure you well know, it is the politicians that start the wars, and then let the citizens fight them. BTW, if I had been a German POW, and saw what America had to offer as compared to Germany, either before or after the war, I would have stayed here too. No matter the mistakes we have made in our own short history, the USA is still the best show in town.