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To: caww

You could say the same about every modern war. You could say the same about the US Divisions in Normandy, the Hurtgen forest or at the Bulge. But still, they fought.


14 posted on 07/12/2022 7:42:37 PM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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To: buwaya

Everyone drafted in WWII including the Germans.

The WWII American Army consisted of 93% draftees, 60% of our military were draftees, Marines, Navy, Army all drafted.


21 posted on 07/12/2022 7:56:28 PM PDT by ansel12 ( Kill a Commie for Mommy, proud NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon.)
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To: buwaya

I think the purpose of those wars was very different then what’s going on in Ukraine.


25 posted on 07/12/2022 8:00:37 PM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......Augustine)
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