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To: jb6

Too bad Chiang Kai Shek keeps getting left out of the "Allied Leaders of WWII" groupings.


2 posted on 03/31/2005 1:01:47 PM PST by bobjam
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To: bobjam

You mean "Cash My Check" as Vingegar Joe Stillwell called him? Chaing was worthless; he wanted us to do all the fighting against Japan, and hoard all the equipment we sent him to fight the Commies after the war. No, I'm not saying we should have backed Mao, either. I doubt there would have been any gratitude for the support. I'm saying Chaing was a rat-hole from which there was no return on the investment.


5 posted on 03/31/2005 1:10:43 PM PST by henkster (When democrats talk of "the rich," they are referring to anyone with a private sector job.)
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To: bobjam

True, he should be there. Not so bad that Deguille is left out, though.


18 posted on 03/31/2005 1:40:20 PM PST by jb6 (Truth == Christ)
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To: bobjam

Joseph Stilwell, the American General who worked most closely with Chiang, had a pretty low opinion of him and the KMT regime in general. The Nationalist troops only had success against the Japanes after they were put directly under American command.


47 posted on 03/31/2005 2:18:01 PM PST by kms61
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To: bobjam
Too bad Chiang Kai Shek keeps getting left out of the "Allied Leaders of WWII" groupings.

Chiang Kai Shek was at the Yalta conference?

82 posted on 04/04/2005 8:17:58 AM PDT by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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