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But without wanting to downplay American losses (ranking amongst the lowest of all major nations) - the real heavy deathtolls were payed by other countries, bot Allies and Axis.
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For one reason only:
"No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country.
He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country."
George S. Patton
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I know that quote and used it myself in the past. However, concerning the context of this topic of how to weight war contributions, it is more or less useless. The Russians lost 24 million people, soldiers and civilians alike, and God knows how many their cities laid in ruins afterwards. How to calculate that with material deliveries from the US and Britain? that's why I said the US were one war faction - amongst others only. And if any of these allies could have won the war all by himself, the Alliae maybe never would have formed up, for there would have been no need for it. |
You feel its useless because it doesn't support your argument not because it is wrong. The German people started the war and moved across Europe almost un-hindered until the US got involved, whether thru Lend-Lease or actual combat.
Either way if it were not for the US, Germany would be governed under French or Soviet authority. You should be very grateful for our assistance during WWII.
As J.F. Kennedy said ; 'I am a jelly doughnut'.
03-16-07, 05:48 PM
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