What Unconditional Surrender?
We occupied what was West Germany for almost 5 years before they became an independent country. We rushed to try to establish a new Iraqi and Afghnistan government before the places were cleaned up.
I don’t think that’s a good argument.
Unconditional surrender has to do with how a war ends, not with how post-war issues are handled.
The whole period of Allied occupation of Germany has sort of disappeared down the rabbit hole. Watched a movie recently actually filmed in Germany in 48/49. Quite fasccinating for the scenery, relations between American officers and the locals and police, etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Was_a_Male_War_Bride
Also a very good movie as a movie.