We reap what we sow.....

[kpete]

[NV Whino]

1. Perfect

One could substitute many different names, an it would still be true.

[KingCharlemagne]

2. Take out Mossadegh (Iran, 1953), reap the Mullahs (1979) - nt

[daleanime]

3. Hell yes....

[Tipperary]

4. This says it all.

[el_bryanto]

5. I suppose the only real counterargument is taking out Hitler

Which didn't lead to something worse; what did we do differently in that case? Or were conditions just unique in Germany at that period, and unlikely to be repeated.

Bryant

[KingCharlemagne]

6. Historical note: the USSR 'took out' Hitler (or his remains). Technically speaking, Hitler took

himself out.

[el_bryanto]

7. Fair enough; is you argument that the Soviet Union was a brake on US plans for Germany?

My impression has been the opposite - the Soviet Union wanted to deal much more harshly with Germany than we eventually did.

Bryant

[KingCharlemagne]

8. Nah, I was just being a pedantic jerk. Personally, I think Versailles 1918 didn't

go far enough, although I recognize that most see that opinion as heterodox.

As for 1945, the USSR lost some 25 million, the U.S. a mere 250,000. That disparity would tend to breed some comparatively hard feelings, I'd think.