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10. Karl Rove disputes that the Allies took Omaha Beach

Reply to rug (Reply #6)

Sat Jun 6, 2015, 09:30 AM

Jun 2015

He insisted on going back over the aerial photos and consulting with the Wehrmacht high command before conceding.

His own pollsters assured him the invasion would come at Calais, and he is reluctant to call them wrong.

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Yup! elleng Jun 2015 #3

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And it was a close thing, even so, my dear Lionel Mandrake! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2015 #4

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