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The Treaty of Versailles bankrupted Germany beyond the point that it could possibly recover. The incredible poverty of the Germans, coupled with the myth that the Jews were making money hand over fist, led to an explosion of anti-semitism in Germany, which allowed some incredible extremists to take power. Monetary gain is probably the single largest reason for war, and by creating a treaty that could not help but completely bankrupt a nation, we ensured they would initiate another war. Taking away the weapons will only lead to improvisation, either of making weapons without being caught at it, or things like terrorism.
And of course the US has done some incredibly smart moves in war. WW2, with the exception of deliberately targetting civilians, was a good war for us, and our reconstruction programs helped ensure that war would not happen for the same reasons as WW2.
And taking a "vae victus" approach to any war never ends well. Remember, the first person who uttered that phrase ended up eating those words as his entire army was killed to a man.
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