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To: Leaning Right

“And FDR knew who the enemy was, and went all-in for total victory. “

FDR went for Unconditional Surrender, which while it sounds appealing to most civilians is a very bad idea. Your enemy figures that he has everything to lose through surrender and it guarantees that the fighting will go on much longer than is necessary.


97 posted on 09/14/2014 12:41:28 AM PDT by Pelham (California, what happens when you won't deport illegals)
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To: Pelham
FDR went for Unconditional Surrender, which while it sounds appealing to most civilians is a very bad idea.

I have to agree with that. In fact, I've wondered how Germany would have behaved if a negotiated peace had been possible. Perhaps there would have been other attempts on Hitler's life (or a coup), and the war might have ended much earlier.

Nevertheless, I'll take FDR's unconditional surrender strategy over the LBJ/Bush II "hearts and minds" strategy any day.

100 posted on 09/14/2014 12:59:54 AM PDT by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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