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To: Dr. Frank
...it's far from clear the Nazis would have attacked US mainland. You really disagree? (Meaning, you think it's clear they would have?)

I think that together with the Japanese, and with Britain and the USSR out of the war, there would have been a good chance that the mainland USA would have been a target. After all, this is Adolf Hitler we are talking about. He actually wrote down the dates by which he intended to conquer the European countries. The man had a similar attitude to Alexander the Great when it came to conquering other countries.

As is to be expected. (Why should a country join a war in which they're not involved?)

Good point. Britain only declared war on Germany because they invaded Poland. Britain could have signed a pact with Hitler, which he would probably have honoured since he respected the British people and the British Empire. But Britain had some moral fibre.

184 posted on 07/07/2002 5:15:39 PM PDT by David Hunter
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To: David Hunter
I think that together with the Japanese, and with Britain and the USSR out of the war, there would have been a good chance that the mainland USA would have been a target.

It occurs to me that in this hypothetical, you are conceding that Nazi Germany has overrun Europe and is now looking to expand across the Atlantic. Of course, it remains true in this situation that "you'd be speakin' German". Now all you're saying is that, afterwards in this hypothetical, Nazi-run Europe would have attacked the US next. The winner of this hypothetical war is (of course) open to speculation.

In any event, "you'd be speakin' German" regardless. Right?

Good point. Britain only declared war on Germany because they invaded Poland. Britain could have signed a pact with Hitler, which he would probably have honoured since he respected the British people and the British Empire. But Britain had some moral fibre.

I won't dispute that. Best,

193 posted on 07/07/2002 8:58:06 PM PDT by Dr. Frank fan
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