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Re:Germans accuse U.S. of Stasi tactics before Obama visit by fwenzel on Tuesday June 11, 2013 @07:34PM (#5865448)
{{citation-needed}}
Re:Germans accuse U.S. of Stasi tactics before Obama visit by lostlogin on Tuesday June 11, 2013 @09:18PM (#5865834)
Are you joking?
Re:Germans accuse U.S. of Stasi tactics before Obama visit by fwenzel on Tuesday June 11, 2013 @11:51PM (#5866448)
No. I am just seeing a difference between occupation and having troops from foreign allies stationed on one's soil. If all non-local troops are "occupation" in your book, then I guess the US are occupying South Korea also? And Italy? And Israel?
Re:Germans accuse U.S. of Stasi tactics before Obama visit by brilee on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @12:12AM (#5866499)
Re:Germans accuse U.S. of Stasi tactics before Obama visit by jpatokal on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @12:59AM (#5866595)
No, the US Army is "occupying" a chunk of prime real estate in Seoul, in kind of the same way that the United Nations HQ "occupies" a chunk of prime real estate in NYC. Both cause complaints from the locals, but unlike a real occupation, South Korea could tell the US (and the US could tell the UN) to GTFO any time they wanted to.
Re:Germans accuse U.S. of Stasi tactics before Obama visit by lostlogin on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @01:55AM (#5866745)
Now I see what you mean - I mistook the bit you wanted a citation for. Now I get it, even if your point was 100% correct, there must have been a point when the foreign troops in Germany went from occupation to (?) stationed..?
Re:Germans accuse U.S. of Stasi tactics before Obama visit by sgift on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @03:35AM (#5866981)
Yes, 1954/55: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_and_Paris_Conferences

"The London and Paris Conferences were two related conferences in London and Paris in September–October 1954, that decided about full sovereignty of West Germany, ending of its occupation, and its admittance to NATO."