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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Churchill's health

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/how-war-sapped-winston-churchills-bulldog-spirit/story-e6frg6so-1225988945954

Sigh, it is stupid to think that Winston feeling tired was the reason the world ended up as it did after WWII.  I have grown bored with the armchair hacks who think that, but for some magic tidbit, the Western allies could have somehow rolled back the Soviet advance - short of opening yet another world war, which I am unconvinced they could have won, at least on the ground.  The fact of the matter is that Churchill wasn't the only one worn out.  The British were literally on their last legs. WWII was not a cakewalk.  The idea that Winston bellowing at Stalin would have altered the Soviet's (imperialistic) war aims - especially a withdrawal from areas they'd already conquered and solely occupied, is bunkum.

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