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[–]send_nasty_stuffNational Socialist 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

This. Some people in our circles think Eisenhower was a hero because he warned us but he was in a position to slow or stop it from growing if he really cared.

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Yeah, he committed a sin of omission. Decisive inaction.

That reminds me of an anecdote I read earlier today in Hermann Giesler's memoir, in which Hitler states that if the Italians really cared about fighting in the war, they'd have prioritized Malta. In their reluctance to fight, they failed to seize upon its vulnerabilities in 1940.