[Burkeman1]

The US government wasn't even thinking of Communist influence at that time. In fact- it would mean the career death of any any officer to dare bring it up. Roosevelt was taken in totally by Stalin and had stalnists spies honeycombed in his administration. And it is doubtful you will ever see Free French battle deaths in American posts. We let De Gaulle go into Paris out of scheer benevolence. But his forces suffered high losses. That our history never recorded it is of no surprise.

[Lx]

Okay, I'll agree with what you said about Communism (and the ridiculous freedom fries thingEY) except for at least Patton knew what was coming and the source isn't the movie Patton.

This is where I disagree (see italics below). I know the victors write the history but the bottom line is that we (US and Britain) saved their butts. If Hitler hadn't have made a stupid treaty to declare war on US after Japan had attacked the US, France would be Sprechen Ze Deutche. In fact, most of Hitler's cabinet read the agreement to only take effect AFTER the US attacked the Axis but Hitler didn't want to let the Japanese down. Who then promptly repaid him by not attacking Russia and opening a second front but continuing the war in the Pacific.

We let De Gaulle go into Paris out of scheer benevolence. But his forces suffered high losses. That our history never recorded it is of no surprise.

I don't believe it, it makes good nationalistic jingoism for the French but I doubt it's true to the extent you say it is.

I am becoming most tired so we can continue this tomorrow if you'd like.