In the end, Germany turned into one of the great success stories of the 20th Century. Europe went into a spectacular boom after WWII -- like nothing Western Civilization had (or has) ever seen, and much of that came from Germany.
What bothers me about many conservatives in America is the attitude of "We saved your ass in WWII" when none of us were even alive when the war was fought. Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin