I don't think that was the issue - I think rather that the US liked low-level Nazis, because they were reliable anti-Communists. After all, the core of the CIA came from folding in Gehlen's Nazi intelligence organization, because he had all those skilled spies and excellent files on the Commies.
Doug
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Could be. I speculate the practicality issue would also be a major factor -- in a society like Nzai Germany or the USSR in the 1930s, you could not be in any position of influence or power, even at the local level, without being a member of the NSDAP (this is my understanding of Nazi Germany, anyway). This means that the only people with any actual experience in governing would be former NSDAP members. Sorta like the Ba'ath in Iraq, and we know what a great success de-Ba'athization has been. :)
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