Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

[Math Junkie]

Actually we never occupied Japan or Germany by the "occupation" definition.

If you have to redefine words to make your point, then you don't have a point to make.

Japan and Germany most certainly were occupied by the U.S. and its allies, and were in fact totally controlled by them for several years. For example, allowing the Emperor of Japan to remain in office was General Macarthur's decision, and the Japanese constitution was primarily drafted by Macarthur's staff. The existing government of Germany was kicked out of office by the occupying powers early in the occupation, and the timetable and nature of its replacement, as well every other aspect of life, was strongly controlled by the occupiers.

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2124.html
http://www.empereur.com/DOC/Japan_occup.html
http://www.cyberessays.com/History/98.htm
http://www.workmall.com/wfb2001/germany/germany_history_postwar_occupation_and_division.html
http://www.germany-info.org/relaunch/info/facts/facts_about/02_03.html
http://www.worldrover.com/history/germany_history.html