You meant to send this to Sethm I think.
--- Luke Weiger <lweiger at umich.edu> wrote:
> Hi Seth,
>
> Sending this offlist because I'm over my limit for
> the day.
>
> > Nope. But remember, originally they wanted to
> pastoralize Germany and
> impose
> > a punitive peace.
>
> I've heard about such a plan, though I don't know
> how seriously it was
> entertained and what sort of pressure (if any) was
> necessary to get them to
> reverse course. (By saying "though I don't know,"
> I'm pleading ignorance;
> not trying to suggest that you're historical
> interpretation is incorrect.)
>
> > They only reversed course under pressure from
> communism and the left.
>
> If true, good. It would show that the left is
> capable of exerting a large,
> positive force on US foreign policy--or, at least,
> it would show that the
> '40s left possessed such a capability. I'd imagine
> that the leftist and
> communists of the day, if they indeed played a
> pivotal role in guiding the
> reconstruction of Germany, must've been true
> advocates of German democracy,
> and advanced a more nuanced position than "US out of
> Germany now!"
>
> Best,
> Luke
>
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