RE: Did Bush upset anyone else?
“In fact the US also played a small role in WWII. In school; I’ve always learned to be very grateful towards the US for saving our democratic asses. It was the Russians who defeated the Germans at the east front (Stalingrad).”
Hi Geforce, do you really believe that? US logistical support alone was a big factor in the eventual victory of the combined allied forces. I seriously doubt the the Soviets alone, without the diversion of German effort and the huge western allies supplies to the Russians, could have beaten the Axis. Picture a Germany that didn’t have to expend massive efforts in defending against the Strategic Bomber Offensive, building “Fortess Europe”, carrying out the naval offensive in the North-Atlantic (and Med. to a lesser extent), to name a few.
As for Stalingrad, not to take anything away from the great victory, but more Axis troops were lost in the fall of Tunis. Also, it seems that the Soviets used Biological weapons (in this case Tuleremia)against the (planned) relieving Axis forces.
Cheers,
James
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