>> rather than fight a loosing war <<
Uh, sorry pal, but you need to brush up on your history. The Finns didn’t lose the Winter War. They inflicted huge losses on the Russkis and basically achieved a stalemate.
The result was that Finland thwarted the Soviet plan to take over their entire country. I’d say that was quite an admirable accomplishment for a country of about 4 million, going up against the USSR’s 100+ million.
Simo Häyhä = “The White Death”
Try reading some history. The pre-war demands by the Soviet were met in the treaty. Italy tried to help the Finns, but the Germans blocked the shipments. The Finns,without any real assistance, had no choice but to settle for the terms that the Russians dictated.
You could start by reading Homer Simpson’s threads in chronological order starting with October 10.