[usa1776]

Bush apologizes now when its convenient, then he'll sign a "Yalta" agreement with Mexico -- that's another story.
It would be interesting to see how people a 100 years from now will view WWII. Given the current state of the world and where its headed, WWII will probably not be viewed as the great success we have viewed it. Patton was right, the Soviets needed to be defeated before the war was really over (And the communist defeated in China too). The communist won WWII-- great job FDR and Truman. The should carve the profiles of FDR and Truman into the side of a mountain in Russia and China.

[TBP]

The communist won WWII

The libertarian writer John Hospers wrote that "World War II was essentially a conflict between Nazi totalitarianism and Soviet totalitarianism, with the freer Western nations thrown in to ensure the victory of Soviet totalitarianism."

[You Dirty Rats]

Patton was right, the Soviets needed to be defeated before the war was really over (And the communist defeated in China too). The communist won WWII-- great job FDR and Truman. The should carve the profiles of FDR and Truman into the side of a mountain in Russia and China.

China went Communist because Chiang Kai-Shek and the Kuomintang was hopelessly corrupt and could not survive even with massive American Lend-Lease support.

As for defeating the Soviets -- you've got to be kidding. The American people wanted to bring the boys home after V-E Day -- not start another war with the Soviets.

Yalta was a disaster, no question, but Stalin gained control of Eastern Europe because of the Red Army, not diplomacy.