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To: justshutupandtakeit

"From 1940 to 1945 the USSR had built almost 160,000 aircraft, it had built equally impressive numbers of tanks which were superior to the US tanks."

I don't see you quoting how many total airplanes the U.S. built...LOL

And I told you how we were able to defeat the superior German tanks. No a lack of will is what we suffered. You think Patton didn't know better than YOU what the Soviets had at that time? Are you a retired General? LOL


331 posted on 05/08/2006 12:43:06 PM PDT by AmericanDave ("and I want those lobbyists out of Washington. Do that and I'll say I'm a Republican."Bruce Willis)
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To: AmericanDave

"And I told you how we were able to defeat the superior German tanks"

You are dead on target with our field artillary fuses! - Surprised the hell out of the Germans and would have done the same with the Russians

And did I mention we had a 4 year headstart on Nukes?

And what better reason to attack than to save the 40,000 POW hostages the Russians took.


335 posted on 05/08/2006 1:15:44 PM PDT by spanalot
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To: AmericanDave

The number of airplanes the Americans had in the European theater is the relevant factor. Most of ours were in the Pacfic. We produced about twice what the Soviets did during that period.

More important than the lack of political will for such an invasion was the lack of a political REASON to do so.

Patton had no reason to know the details of Soviet power and likely no one did outside the Kremlin. It is only decades later that such details emerge. But it matters not since any idea of invading our ally at that time is nothing but foolishness. It could NEVER have happened.

The US would not have even entered WWII but for a surprise attack and the Nazi declaration of war. Roosevelt had to use every trick in the book just to aid Britain. If a president who was almost worshipped couldn't bring America into this war how the hell could a president who was not even elected do so against an ALLY?


339 posted on 05/08/2006 1:25:34 PM PDT by justshutupandtakeit (If you believe ANYTHING in the Treason Media you are a fool.)
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