Seventy Years Ago Today

[Umaril The Unfeathered]

Posted by Lester 1\2 Jr

they started ignoring the treaty of versailles after hitler rose to power. I think the point is hitler wouldn't have rose to power without , say, weimar hyperinflation.

I agree totally.  
But the reason I said that WW2 and Iraq are separate is because of one other big difference:

Germany had a government military that was defeated.

In Iraq, not so simple: while their military was defeated,  repeated attacks by irregular insurgent forces are causing the hyperinflation and the drain on their economy.  

And this is the major difference betwen Iraq and WW2 w\regard to the economic damage:

Germany's inflation was caused by post WW1 treaties aimed at politically motivated revenge after hostilities ceased.

Iraq's economic destruction, however, is the result of ongoing post war non-government insurgent actions specifically aimed at derailing the peace process with the West as it causes an economic drain as a side effect.

The same outcome, yes, but through different political reasons. Hope that helps.