WW1 will end on Sunday

[Yeager]

On Sunday Germany will be making the last payment of 94 million monetary units in reparations for damages it caused during the First World War.  First obligated by the Treaty of Versailles Germany eventually stopped making the required payments when Adolf the cat came to power. 

It has been said that the Treaty of Versailles was one of the instigating factors the led to the Second World War.  Let it be over with and a big WTG to Germany for seeing this debt through to its conclusion.

http://www.kirotv.com/news/25208581/detail.html

[Nefarious]

Great.

Now we can get started with World War 3.

[FLOTSOM]

was it Einstein that said something like...

"i don't know what weapons will be used to fight WW3....but WW4 will be fought with sticks and stones"

[Pigslilspaz]

multiple people have said that

[Ripsnort]

multiple people have said that

Multiple people have REPEATED what he said.

Original quote:

"I don't know what kind of weapons will be used in the third world war, assuming there will be a third world war. But I can tell you what the fourth world war will be fought with -- stone clubs." 

[shreck]

Hmm, maybe europe can get on with payback of the Marshall plan 
 Or did the "evil" US just write that off?    

  Uh oh, I think I just crossed the "PC" boundary   

[Tr1gg22]

Hmm, maybe europe can get on with payback of the Marshall plan 
 Or did the "evil" US just write that off?    

  Uh oh, I think I just crossed the "PC" boundary   

[cpxxx]

Shreck, the Marshall plan was aid not a loan althought the Germans had to pay it back. Nor was it simply charity. It wasn't in America's interest to have an impoverished unstable Europe, politically and economically. The US came out the war richer and more powerful than it went in and it dominated the world's economy for a long time afterwards and helped make it the country it is today. The Marshall plan was in the USA's best interests too. So perhaps you are crossing the boundary.

In case you want to mention Lend-Lease. The British made their final payment back in 2006, not sure about other countries.

[Stalwart]

Hmm, maybe europe can get on with payback of the Marshall plan  
 Or did the "evil" US just write that off?    

  Uh oh, I think I just crossed the "PC" boundary  

My guess is most people in Europe have no idea what you're talking about.  Heck, I would also venture to say most Americans, maybe not the forum readers here, but most Americans have no idea what you're talking about.

[CAP1]

was it Einstein that said something like...

"i don't know what weapons will be used to fight WW3....but WW4 will be fought with sticks and stones"

presuming anyone is left to start ww4.

[TOMCAT21]

I thought it was Robert J Oppenheimer who said that ? could be wrong.

[SCTusk]

Mopping up spilled milk (late night beverage) after thinking you meant the WW1 arena   

Cruel turn of phrase Yeager, there may need to be some sort of finiancial restitution.