Originally posted by Nashwan:
Smut, I do know my history. Perhaps you and Sachsenberg could go and learn some world history, then perhaps you may stop attributing all the achievements of various countries in WW2 solely to the US.
LOL dude, where did I say anything like that? The allied victory was a team effort.
In fact it was you that said:
Originally posted by Nashwan:
Without the US the war would have lasted longer, and more people would have died. The end result would have been the same.
This is what I was responding to.
Doubtful, IMHO. The Brits were certainly in no position to invade the the continent, and never would have been able to on thier own. Without US material and support, North Africa would have been lost. Even Monty admitted that.
Perhaps Hitler would have eventually been defeated by the Soviet Union. However, without the US England would have slowly starved to death. Indeed, England was still starving for years after the war, and they were on the winning side!
Remember the U-boats? How were they defeated dude? By the Royal Navy, in ships built solely in England? How many ships were built in England during the course of the entire war...hmmmm?
With England bottled up, Hitler could have concentrated more on the USSR, and most likely Moscow would have fallen. Consider that had that happened, the Japanese were prepared to invade from the east, possible even delaying Pearl Harbor...certainly changing the course of the war in the Pacific.
How would Japan have been defeated without the US? Or Italy, for that matter?
No matter. If you honestly believe WW2 could have been won by the allies without US involvement, than there is no point debating you...because you aren't living in the real world.
-Smut
