Right-Winger VINCENT JAMES on Robert E Lee Statue, American Involvement in Both World Wars

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[–]Richard_Parker[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

No.

[–]TheJamesRocket 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Yes. 3rd Reich > 2nd Reich.

At any rate, Hitler was a far better leader than the weak Kaiser.

[–]Richard_Parker[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Oh sure he was.. as quantified by the end result of things.Declaring war on the United States just as the Wehrmacht stalls In a once Ina century Russian Winter brilliant. Distinction between national socialism ad ideology as opposed to practice from having him as a leader.

[–]TheJamesRocket 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

The United States had already been waging an undeclared war against Germany in the Atlantic. The U.S. navy was escourting British supply ships through an active war zone, and were patrolling and intercepting German U-boats. Hitler figured that since the U.S. was now at war with Japan, it would be safe for him to declare war on the U.S. His basic mistake was overestimating the Japanese and underestimating the Americans.

[–]Richard_Parker[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I am aware of this.Early in the civil war, there was sabre rattling from Britain concerning the detainment of British emissaries to the Confederacy. Lincoln released them, while still g to his cabinet "One War at a Time."

Also, do not mistake my real and correct aversion to Hitler as an endorsement of Allied policies or actions.

[–]casparvoneverecBig tiddy respecter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The U.S. navy was escourting British supply ships through an active war zone, and were patrolling and intercepting German U-boats

And after declaring formal war, the US sent 2 million and tens of thousands of bombers to attack Germany openly.

[–]TheJamesRocket 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I wasn't justifying Hitlers decision to declare war, I was simply providing the context in which he made that decision. Its not as if he just woke up one morning and decided to declare war on the U.S., just for the hell of it. There was already lots of tension between Germany and the U.S., and Pearl Harbor gave Hitler the justification he needed to turn it into open war. In retrospect, of course, we can see that this wasn't such a good decision.