Gen. Patton was against nuclear weapons and strategic bombing. All he wanted was air cover to protect his mechanized infantry from enemy aircraft. He could handle whatever was on the ground. No doubt he would have pushed the Soviets back to Russia, inch by inch if needed.
What a soldier! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Madigan Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 16:45 To: ProFox Email List Subject: RE: [OT] Detainee Abuse Charges Feared Right, but we could have made an unscheduled flight over Moscow later. --- Hal Kaplan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We did not have nukes at that time (April). The nukes were reserved > for the pacific theater. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Michael Madigan > Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 16:40 > To: ProFox Email List > Subject: RE: [OT] Detainee Abuse Charges Feared > > Yep. We should have nuked them. > > --- Hal Kaplan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > If we had followed the advice of General George S. > > Patton, we would have > > engaged and defeated the Russians immediately > following the end of > > WWII. > > We were all set up with personnel, equipment, > logistics, etc. but Ike > > said, "No." So instead we had 50 years of tension > and nuclear > > proliferation. Too bad. > > > > HALinNY > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Madigan > > Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 15:51 > > To: ProFox Email List > > Subject: RE: [OT] Detainee Abuse Charges Feared > > > > I never said kill POWs, I said fight to a decisive > victory. We saw > > what happened when we didn't finish the job in > Korea and in Iraq. > > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > From: Michael Madigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > Destroy the enemy, don't just fight to a > > > stalemate. > > > > > > Funny but that was Japan's mindset. POW's? > They > > are pussies, kill > > > them. > > > > > > Just ask China and Korea about their love for > > Japan. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: > > > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > > > OT-free version of this list: > > > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > > > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated > > otherwise, are the opinions > > > of the author, and do not constitute legal or > > medical advice. This > > > statement is added to the messages for those > > lawyers who are too > > > stupid to see the obvious. > > > > > > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
