I really think that tanking German economy was the secondary goal for US. The two main threats US saw was that Europe was getting too cozy with Russia and that German industry was a serious competitor to US. Blowing up Nord Stream solved the German problem, and the war cleaved Europe away from Russia ensuring that they stay in US pocket.
Germany is like the skeleton tied to a chair bolted to the seafloor in that one meme lmao
I really think that tanking German economy was the secondary goal for US. The two main threats US saw was that Europe was getting too cozy with Russia and that German industry was a serious competitor to US. Blowing up Nord Stream solved the German problem, and the war cleaved Europe away from Russia ensuring that they stay in US pocket.