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In reply to the discussion: Trump Defends Russia: 'I'm Not Pro-Russia,' But They Did Help Us Win Wars [View all]Historic NY
(39,569 posts)26. Russia wasn't much help after the Reds knocked off Tsar Nicholas
in fact they withdrew from their Allies in Oct 1917 after they killed the Tsar and civil war broke out in Russia. Stalin was a conniving SOB who didn't care if his soldiers were out front with spears. In fact some were. He killed off many of his own people. Russia helped itself with our industrial might and cash. In fact they never repaid the lend-lease debts, once the USSR went under we were left holding a $674 million dollar debt w/o interest on an estimated 1.3 billion dollar loan.
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Trump Defends Russia: 'I'm Not Pro-Russia,' But They Did Help Us Win Wars [View all]
DonViejo
Jul 2018
OP
I just stopped with his WW I bullshit because if I tried to correct the rest of his crap ....
Botany
Jul 2018
#28
"i'm not pro-russia but they're among the very few people i refuse under any circumstance to insult"
unblock
Jul 2018
#4
A small caveat. Germany declared war on us three days after we declared war on Japan.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jul 2018
#17
I agree. Putin must have told him this in their private meeting. All Russian talking poiNts.
hedda_foil
Jul 2018
#12
Yepper there sexual predator..........your Pro Traitor and Pro Treason.....................
turbinetree
Jul 2018
#21
It is true that Stalin primarily used his troops to slow down German bullets . . .
MrModerate
Jul 2018
#24