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[OT] Nothing Learned From History
From a blog I frequent... interesting parallel, perhaps, especially if
you compare the Iran-Iraq war and the invasion of Kuwait with Hitler's pre-1939 maneuvering? If, in 1937, Franklin D. Roosevelt would have invaded Germany, captured Hitler, neutralized the Nazi party, and dismantled the standing military, thus saving europe from the ravages of war, genocide, and crimes against humanity, then the United States would have been condemned in shame by the world as an imperialist nation of pre-emptive aggressors, and FDR would have been cast out of office in the subsequent election. .....and yet, he would have been a Genius who was never celebrated for it. |
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Subject: [OT] Nothing Learned From History
From: stop spam Date: 9/12/2004 11:19 AM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: From a blog I frequent... interesting parallel, perhaps, especially if you compare the Iran-Iraq war and the invasion of Kuwait with Hitler's pre-1939 maneuvering? If, in 1937, Franklin D. Roosevelt would have invaded Germany, captured Hitler, neutralized the Nazi party, and dismantled the standing military, thus saving europe from the ravages of war, genocide, and crimes against humanity, then the United States would have been condemned in shame by the world as an imperialist nation of pre-emptive aggressors, and FDR would have been cast out of office in the subsequent election. ....and yet, he would have been a Genius who was never celebrated for it. How could FDR possibly invaded Germany? Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer |
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Rex F. May wrote: Nazis. Imagine what kind of suicide bombers Germans would make. Not very good ones. Their culture did not glorify martyrdom unto death. Japs and Moslems are good at it. Germans not good. Bob Kolker |
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in article BZq1d.38838$MQ5.14039@attbi_s52, robert j. kolker at
wrote on 9/13/04 6:31 PM: Rex F. May wrote: Nazis. Imagine what kind of suicide bombers Germans would make. Not very good ones. Their culture did not glorify martyrdom unto death. Japs and Moslems are good at it. Germans not good. Maybe, but you're talking about the likelihood of their becoming suicide bombers. I'm talking about how good they'd be at it, given proverbial German efficiency, once they'd made the decision. |
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"stop spam" wrote in message ... From a blog I frequent... interesting parallel, perhaps, especially if you compare the Iran-Iraq war and the invasion of Kuwait with Hitler's pre-1939 maneuvering? If, in 1937, Franklin D. Roosevelt would have invaded Germany, captured Hitler, neutralized the Nazi party, and dismantled the standing military, thus saving europe from the ravages of war, genocide, and crimes against humanity, then the United States would have been condemned in shame by the world as an imperialist nation of pre-emptive aggressors, and FDR would have been cast out of office in the subsequent election. ....and yet, he would have been a Genius who was never celebrated for it. It would have been impossible. The US Army in 1937 wasnt big enough to invade any country in Europe except Monaco and Lichenstein Keith |
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Keith Willshaw wrote: The US Army in 1937 wasnt big enough to invade any country in Europe except Monaco and Lichenstein IIRC, the U.S. Armed Forces ranked 20-th in the world, behind the armed forces of Roumania! Bob Kolker |
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In article ,
"Keith Willshaw" wrote: "stop spam" wrote in message ... From a blog I frequent... interesting parallel, perhaps, especially if you compare the Iran-Iraq war and the invasion of Kuwait with Hitler's pre-1939 maneuvering? If, in 1937, Franklin D. Roosevelt would have invaded Germany, captured Hitler, neutralized the Nazi party, and dismantled the standing military, thus saving europe from the ravages of war, genocide, and crimes against humanity, then the United States would have been condemned in shame by the world as an imperialist nation of pre-emptive aggressors, and FDR would have been cast out of office in the subsequent election. ....and yet, he would have been a Genius who was never celebrated for it. It would have been impossible. The US Army in 1937 wasnt big enough to invade any country in Europe except Monaco and Lichenstein Couldn't have afforded the steamship tickets to get over there, either. |
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(stop spam) wrote: If, in 1937, Franklin D. Roosevelt would have invaded Germany, captured Hitler, neutralized the Nazi party, He would probably been impeached. Apart from the fact the US would have had trouble invading Mexico, let alone Germany, there was no cause. In 1937, the Germans had not committed any breach of international law. They might have breached the terms of the Versailles treaty but that was a dead letter by 1935, and the Anglo German naval treaty. At the time Hitler had committed no acts of territorial aggression. The union with Austria was confirmed by what seems to have been a fairly fair plebescite. It was as far as I know accepted as fair at the time. If anything Mussolini and Stalin were seen as greater threats to world peace. The situation was very different from that prior to Gulf War 2. This is going to be my only post on this subject as it comes rather close to the BOP. Ken Young Those who cover themselves with martial glory frequently go in need of any other garment. (Bramah) |
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