Going further, Rogers claimed that the emergence of fascism in Europe in the early 20th century could be partly explained by a conscious decision by the US not to monitor its allies.

„We said: ‚We‘re not going to do any kinds of those things, that would not be appropriate,“ he said. „Look what happened in the 30s: the rise of fascism, the rise of communism, the rise of imperialism. We didn‘t see any of it. And it resulted in the deaths of tens of millions of people.“

Rogers added: „Remember: sometimes our friends have relationships with our adversaries.“