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After WW2, the US occupied Japan and within a few years managed to turn it into a democratic country on course for stable economic growth and a close ally. What made this occupation so successful when later occupations of countries like Afghanistan and Iraq have failed miserably?

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After WW2, the US occupied Japan and within a few years managed to turn it into a democratic country on course for stable economic growth and a close ally. What made this occupation so successful when later occupations of countries like Afghanistan and Iraq have failed miserably?	505	AskHistorians