re: #27 fizziks

Well, consider Nazi Germany was an utterly defeated nation and had no choice. While the US does owe the many surviving Nations (who’re mostly in dire straits), I don’t expect a moral imperative to force modern political hands. So the questions become ‘How?’ and ‘How far do we take this call for restitution?’.

Do we include restitution for non-Hamas-affiliated Palestinian civilians killed by Israeli actions? Iraqi and Afghani civilians slain due to the actions of OEF and such? Do we try to force Japan to give back for the Rape of Nanking? And if so for these and so, so many other past horrors, how?