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Originally Posted by jaguar
The Marshall plan was over 100billion in today's money (not far off what invading Iraq and creating another focus point for hatred cost), if you threw that at it you'd see real change...
Bombing people may be a satisfying simplictic solution to placate hyperpatriotic americans but it takes real balls to suck it up and solve the problem instead.
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let's not forget that the marshall plan was put into place after completely leveling a few countries. you can't buy love where they already hate you and feel they are beating you. part of the reason the marshall plan worked as well as it did is that those who opposed the allies were absolutely crushed. the aid was intended to help those that had been hurt in the process.