but Tom, isn't it the case that, in fact, plenty of Nazis did in fact enter the postwar German government? it obviously wasn't public knowledge and wasn't talked about for a long time, but they were there. or at least that's my understanding. of course, this is aside from the fact that thousands of Nazi war criminals were allowed HERE …
but Tom, isn't it the case that, in fact, plenty of Nazis did in fact enter the postwar German government? it obviously wasn't public knowledge and wasn't talked about for a long time, but they were there. or at least that's my understanding. of course, this is aside from the fact that thousands of Nazi war criminals were allowed HERE via Operation Paper Clip, along with other varieties of onerous postwar phenomena (McCarthy, etc.).
But not as a matter of government policy, and when they were discovered, they were dealt with. Not so with Japan. The Nazis didn't stay in the government at the same level they had been when they were running things.
but Tom, isn't it the case that, in fact, plenty of Nazis did in fact enter the postwar German government? it obviously wasn't public knowledge and wasn't talked about for a long time, but they were there. or at least that's my understanding. of course, this is aside from the fact that thousands of Nazi war criminals were allowed HERE via Operation Paper Clip, along with other varieties of onerous postwar phenomena (McCarthy, etc.).
But not as a matter of government policy, and when they were discovered, they were dealt with. Not so with Japan. The Nazis didn't stay in the government at the same level they had been when they were running things.
right.