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Old 02-13-2014, 05:25 PM
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The Marshall Plan wasn't the "gift" that it's generally portrayed to be. It required that who ever was given funds for rebuilding had to spend the majority of the money on products from the USA, it was in the order of 60 or 70% if I remember correctly.
So, you're saying there's something wrong with the teeth of the gift horse?
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