Powell on the National Guard

"Mike Marron" wrote in message
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Post-war Germany...

At least 39 U.S. servicemen were killed by the Nazi "Werwolf"
resistance movement in the fisrt few months of the occupation.
Additionally, Werwolves weren't the only problem. Violent crime,
thievery and black-marketing were rampant. Germans incessantly
complained to U.S. military officials about inadequate public safety.
And these threats paled in comparison to the physical privations. Many
feared masses of Germans would freeze or starve to death in the first
winter after the war. To suggest that the first year of occupation was
anything less than a dreadful, harrowing experience for many Germans
is just bad history.

Remember, Art flew over Germany and didn't stay. Once the war was over, they
got to go home. There was no CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, etc. to update us daily
on what was happening. Talk to the people coming back from Iraq and they all
say things are going well. Do we have problems? Of course but it's not as
bad as the news makes it seem.