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To: Elsewhere who wrote (115533)	9/23/2003 9:27:31 AM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

I certainly hope so, especially since democracy and free market capitalism have been so institutionalized in the country. Some disturbing things I've read is German textbooks have watered down the nations barbaric past, and the Nazi youth gangs are gaining in popularity. A nation which is unable to honestly deal with its history, is a nation still struggling internally for its identity. It bears remembering, a little over ten years ago, Germany had a wall enclosing one part of their country from the other, a wall in which people were shot and killed on sight for attempting to climb. Do you think Germany will ever pay back America for all the military aid we rendered her, in order to keep east and west from killing eachother?

To: Elsewhere who wrote (115533)	9/23/2003 2:46:25 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 281500

The Balkans are also in Europe.

To: Elsewhere who wrote (115533)	9/24/2003 1:52:50 AM
From: D. Long	Respond to of 281500

US military commitments have allowed Europe to maintain lower defense costs, so in a very real sense US military spending is European domestic subsidy. US spending on guns has allowed Europe to spend on butter... Derek

To: Elsewhere who wrote (115533)	9/24/2003 3:28:07 AM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

What's interesting about your response is the almost unconscious acknowledgement that U.S. troops need to be in Germany. Why can't Germans take care of their own defense needs? Every year tens of thousands of U.S. military personnel pump hard earned American cash into the German economy. We pay for buildings, infrastructure development, housing, gymnasiums and on and on... Do you think Germans will give us a far price for these items when we leave?