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<p>[quote user="243129"]</p> <p> </p> <div class="quote-header"> </div> <blockquote class="quote"> <div class="quote-user">VOLKER LANDWEHR</div> <div class="quote-content">In your post you write: in Europe, the legacy of the Marshall Plan is visible for all to see: in high-tech railways and highways,</div> </blockquote> <div class="quote-footer"> </div> <p> </p> <p>That is a quote from the Washington Post. I cannot contradict something I never said. Had you paid attention to my original post to you on that subject we would not be having this 'discussion' on something that did not happen.</p> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>I know that it is a quote from the Washington Post article.</p> <p>But you used it in an emphasized form to rebut me. So it is your argument as well.</p> <p>Here the context from your Oct. 4th post:</p> <blockquote class="quote"> <div class="quote-user"><em>VOLKER LANDWEHR</em></div> <div class="quote-content"><em>So once again, the railway was rebuilt on the old alignment with the old parameters wherever possible. Changes were not made for higher speeds.</em></div> </blockquote> <p><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong> in Europe, the legacy of the Marshall Plan is visible for all to see: in high-tech railways and highways,</strong></span></em></p> <p>In my opinion the above quote and the quote from your article have a different meaning, keeping in mind the article was wriiten in 1997. Quote from article:<br /><br /><em>Comparison to the European and Japanese railway systems cannot be made. Europe and Japan were bombed into rubble as a result of World War II. With nothing in the way, the Marshall Plan and SCAP — with an eye on the future — rebuilt the railway systems as straight as practicable.</em></p> <p>But perhaps that is because of my limited language knowledge.</p> <p>Regarding proof: We are now more than 70 years later. I tried to explain before that there is no proof left that I would have access to, only strong evidence.</p> <p>If that is not good enough for you, OK. Believe as you wish.<br />Regards, Volker</p>
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