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Mentioned the Marshall plan is already reaching back to 1953. The Marshall being a lot better remembered then the London debt treaty. And the two being intertwined.
by IM on Wed Feb 29th, 2012 at 12:37:05 PM EST
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It is not too surprising that the good deeds of a country, even if coerced, are easily forgotten when a scapegoat is needed. That universally seems to form part of the base aspect of human nature. And the beneficiaries of an invidious relationship are always the last to acknowledge the true nature of that relationship, if they ever do.

"It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 10:34:34 AM EST
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