........................E. Cartmann
Posted on 02/24/2008 3:50:09 PM PST by kronos77
History has been a harsh critic of Neville Chamberlain's decision in 1938 to allow Adolf Hitler to trash the WWI Versailles peace treaty to seize control of and change the borders Europe, first France in the Rhineland, then Czechoslovakia and Poland. President George W. Bush's quick acceptance of the efforts of the Albanians in Kosovo to change the borders of Serbia will also be viewed in history as an appeasement that did not work.
World War II actually began when Adolf Hitler marched a mere 14,500 troops into the Rhineland on March 7, 1936, in violation of the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I and the Locarno Treaty which was signed in 1925 that included the "Rhineland Pact" between Germany, France, Belgium, Britain and Italy. The Rhineland Pact's main provision was an agreement among Germany, France and Belgium end border raids, with Britain and Italy agreeing to guarantee the borders in the event of aggression by any of the other states. ... Kosovo is for Serbia a land somewhat similar to what Pennsylvania is to Americans. Kosovo is the cradle of Serbian liberty and the center of their Serbian culture. There are hundreds of structures, churches, monuments, monasteries, that attest to that history. What has happened in Kosovo, with America's help, would be similar to a large group of Islamic fundamentalists, whose hero and mentor is Osama Bin Laden, moving into Pennsylvania over the next 50 years, as Albanians did in Kosovo in the 20th Century, and then voting to become an Independent State with membership in the United Nations, as they burned down the Christian churches, Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell while driving out and seizing the property of the remaining Christians, Jews and non-Churched homeowners.
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If Mexico wants a war, we can seize their country in about two days, annex their land, take their oil and tax their people. The U.S. should be capable of controlling the entire continent, from the Arctic to Panama, if necessary.
I was replying to JasonC, and merely pinging you and a couple of others.
If the US seized Mexican territory like we have seized Serb territory, these defenders of international law and foreign borders would side with Mexico against the USA, just like they have sided with Serbia against the USA.
ok thought you had roped me into Jason there for a minute
thanks for the ping
You’re a fool. Exactly how many tanks did we destroy? Blowing up some bridges and buildings is one thing. Subjugating an entire population for your BS fascism is another.
They were under the Turks for more than 500 years. The Turks tried to force them to at least by Muslim apologists, such as yourself. Unlike you, they wouldn’t concede.
Go pray to Allah and leave us alone.
Where is this moderately governed Islamic nation that doesn't murder infidel women and children with impunity? Just name one without heavily armed US troops in occupation. Just one.
The USA will tear your precious Serbs to shreds if they try anything. Your Russians are nothing but impotent losers still upset about the humiliating defeat Ronald Reagan handed them during the Cold War. Go join the Russian army of conscripted slaves where they castrate you and call it "hazing."
But the Serbs want EU membership. They want the benefits of civilized free market democratic societies, but as of now, don't want to listen to what the EU or US tells them to do. Also, they will not get EU membership until they give up Mladic and Karadžić. They want all of the positive aspects of change, but are not willing to surrender all of the negative/destructive influences and behavior patterns that really prohibit them from being able to effectively move on. At this point, I really think it will take supernatural powers to really change the state of affairs over there. It's actually really sad.
Where did I say *anything* good about Putin or the Russians? My family has been in this country for 350 years. My family has fought in every major war, including the American Revolution.
I’m a freedom-loving American. Go sell your crap somewhere else.
Because I know history, and the writer doesn't.
But since you raised the point of 1938, you are aware, aren't you, that that year doesn't work for Poland, either? (We are talking ignorance of pretty basic history, here, on the part of the writer.)
The only thing that he has arguably right for 1938 would be Czechoslovakia. German troops moved into the Sudetenland in October, 1938. Of course, the conquest of the rest of the country didn't fall in that year, either.
So to summarize: wrong as to the Rhineland, wrong as to French territory, wrong as to Poland, wrong as to PM at the time of the Rhineland.
Now, what point were you trying to make?
You are a communism-loving Putinista who yearns for the rebirth of the Soviet Union. US dominance of Moscow’s former sphere of influence make you sad. Boo hoo for you.
The poster said 1938 and you said 1936 in referring to his post
either he’s hung up about commies and thinks it;s still JFK in power or he;s trying to get a reaction or wind up either way your family has a very proud history
I’ve just read something ...
... serbs burned every catholic church in Croatia and Bosnia they could put their hands on..
Speaking about christian brothers ha?
How does someone so stupid end up at FR?
He a Muslim, so you are correct!
You are saying cizinec is a Muslim?
Please tell me that everything is our fault.
I did not hear that in a long time.
Absolutely NOT!
btw, tell me what will you do when the Moslems declare Dearborn MI independent state?
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