User blog comment:KennyChief/S.H.I.E.L.D. is a UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT organization, not International./@comment-6127681-20151013043349/@comment-6127681-20151013223531

But so many of the things he's done, like fighting in Poland, or joining the SS, would actually hinder his plans if HYDRA wasn't Nazi. Why not move to America and start a chemical company called the HYDRA company, and operate like that? Joining the SS is just shooting yourself in the foot. Why fight in Poland and possibly die if you don't believe in the Nazi cause? Makes NO sense. And Erskine calls Schmidt brilliant. Also, Lohmer was talking to another HYDRA agent in the panel I'm referencing, so lying in that scene would hinder, not help, HYDRA. They lie when it benefits them, just like the Nazis. They don't lie to each other, making my use of the comics for my point acceptable. And why deleted scenes are considered canon, I don't understand, so I won't accept those as proof. But let's say they WERE canon. So what? The SS and SA basically fought a civil war. The SS and Wehrmacht skirmished too. While it's harder to rationalize, it's not impossible. Plus, I don't consider the deleted scenes canon. Why anyone would doesn't make sense to me. What's your rationale for taking what's essentially concept footage and deciding it holds weight?