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jakeXT

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1. The last time Germany tried to invade Russia

Reply to bemildred (Original post)

Sun Jun 21, 2015, 09:43 AM

Jun 2015

it didn't work out so well for them.

But maybe it was a success by Truman's standards.

Whereas Roosevelt tended to be flexible in coping with the Russians, Truman held sterner views. "If we see that Germany is winning the war, we ought to help Russia; and if that Russia is winning, we ought to help Germany, and in that way let them kill as many as possible. . . ." he said as a Senator in 1941. This basic attitude prepared him to adopt, from the start of his Presidency, a firm policy.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0508.html

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Pentagon chief to push U.S. allies to ditch 'Cold War playbook' [View all] bemildred Jun 2015 OP

The last time Germany tried to invade Russia jakeXT Jun 2015 #1

You have to understand what the "Cold War Playbook" he is referencing is. bemildred Jun 2015 #2

Good times, the US Government bailed out a company, which then bribed foreigners to buy their junk jakeXT Jun 2015 #3