[Snickering Hound]

True, but by the time they reached Berlin they were overextended and had little air support. On our side we were at our zenith in terms of air, manufacturing, weapon technology, and strategy. We could have cut their supply lines (hell, we invaded Normandy) and wrapped up the campaign in 18 months, IMHO.

There was already controversy about which troops in Europe would be going to the Pacific.

There would be zero support for going to war with the Soviets that had been portrayed at home as loyal allies for over 3 years.

[JonPreston]

Right there was zero political appetite given our misunderstanding of Uncle Joe and his bloody regime.