> Russel wrote: > Actually, he discussed that in an American History class I took from > him. He also conceded that the Normandy invasion just ended the war > sooner. We probably would have won by invading through Italy and > Southern France, operations already either in motion or set in motion at > the time. >
I've always found that argument unconvincing. After all, if that were the case, why didn't we do it? I've heard the answers, and how Germany was going to implode anyway, etc., etc. but all of that is beside the point which is that French citizens played a key role, maybe more than any other ally, in the Victory in Europe. The point being, WWII was a team sport and we won as a team. Saying anybody owes anybody else is ridiculous as it assumes that there was some type of benevolent action. We were all protecting our own interests. As far as I'm concerned, we don't owe anybody anything and they don't owe us. Maybe we have a moral obligation to ourselves, but that's about it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:143631 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
