How the hell were we supposed to consult with a country that didn't yet even have a government (the Federal Republic of Germany didn't come into being until 1949 with Konrad Adenauer as the first post-war Bundeskanzler)?

Nice bit of sophistry with a dash of false equivalency. It's still a shit argument.
Just ask any US soldier from Malmedy or any of the deathcamp survivors what they think of your words.

I wrote Germans, not Germany.

The Nuremberg trails are indeed an example of might makes right, which doesn't preclude the trials as being right.

OK, what were we supposed to do? Pick up some refugee off the roadside or some war widow and ask her what she thought about concentration camps that she never knew existed? Jeez.:rolleyes:

Context is everything. :)

Whatever floats your boat Mr. Non-sequitur. :rolleyes:

So is your president.

He's our president. :rolleyes:

Excellent question.

"Might Makes Right" is just a self affirmation for the victor.

The victor in any conflict will see himself as "right", regardless of the legitimacy of his claim. Just as so many believe personal wealth is an affirmation of their righteousness. No, scumbags can and do get rich all of the time. Tyrants and bullies do occasionally win and their victories invariably embolden them to commit even greater abuses.