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To: Flick Lives
Makes it sound like the U.S. sat out WW1&2.

What Europe suffered in its World Wars dwarfs America's sufferings in those wars.

The Civil War, especially the South's experience, better mirrors Europe experiences in its World Wars. Whole cities demolished. Farmland devastated. Bankruptcies, famine, disease, enemy occupation, and massive casualties, both military and civilian.

18 posted on 02/03/2022 4:08:07 AM PST by Angelino97
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To: Angelino97

Back when having two large oceans between us and the fighting actually meant something.

And while Europe suffered more, many/most of them recognized (and still do) the sacrifices our troops made. Even today they have cemeteries filled with our dead that are well-kept and honor ceremonies held each year.

I’m not sure how much we helped in WWI (maybe just enough to bring the German’s to the table - but IMHO I think the pandemic was the main factor in ending the war) - but they would have lost WWII without us.


21 posted on 02/03/2022 4:17:49 AM PST by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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To: Angelino97
What Europe suffered in its World Wars dwarfs America's sufferings in those wars.

That's because the Europeans were the cause of, and started both World Wars.

27 posted on 02/03/2022 4:57:14 AM PST by FLT-bird
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