… a military occupation in the wake of the most destructive war of the last century, started by both of those occupied countries. I bring that up not to crow a

… a military occupation in the wake of the most destructive war of the last century, started by both of those occupied countries. I bring that up not to crow about the USA’s bygone righteousness, but to highlight that the people of Japan and Germany were ready to embrace a new paradigm, because the old one had resulted in so much suffering and death.