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I am sure that Truman also considered the adage (attributed to Gen. Patton) that in war the objective is not to die for your country but to make the enemy die for his country. When considering the estimates of American casualties regarding an ground invasion of the Japanese islands, the Patton adage looms large.


12 posted on 08/09/2023 5:33:57 AM PDT by ByteMercenary (Cho Bi Dung and KamalHo are not my leaders.)
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RE: I am sure that Truman also considered the adage (attributed to Gen. Patton) that in war the objective is not to die for your country but to make the enemy die for his country.

The Patton Adage....


19 posted on 08/09/2023 7:09:14 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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