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Curval · « **Reply #60 on:** January 07, 2003, 12:20:11 PM »

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Originally posted by Eagler
and it is my belief that if those white crosses were not planted over there, german would be your language today

It would be yours as well.

If Germany won the War in Europe who do you think your major trading partners would be? Germany, Italy and Japan....the axis powers.

But, by saying that those crosses are the only reason we all aren't speaking Germany it tends to nullify the efforts of all those who dies in the 3 years before American joined in, as well as those who died from that point on.

Arrogance of the highest order IMHO.

mrsid2 · « **Reply #61 on:** January 07, 2003, 12:28:08 PM »

I think it's time for the oil conspiracy theory:

Hitler was advancing to southern europe and started invading africa. That was a threat to the oil producing countries in middle east so US had to react before they'd be buying oil from nazi's..

Monk · « **Reply #62 on:** January 07, 2003, 12:32:20 PM »

Toad, nice post. I've been here in Europe for 15 yrs.
I've visited almost every American Cemetary here.
I will continue, till I die.

Curval · « **Reply #63 on:** January 07, 2003, 12:34:40 PM »

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Originally posted by AKS\/\/ulfe
[roadkill... the men that sat back were poor as hell... Great Depression, that ring a bell?

Yes, it does ring a bell. The outbreak of a war that the US stayed out of for three years abruptly changed the fortunes of America which was already begnning to recover from the depression. Suddenly America became the richest nation in the world.

Do the math.

Eagler · « **Reply #64 on:** January 07, 2003, 12:36:06 PM »

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Originally posted by Curval
It would be yours as well.

If Germany won the War in Europe who do you think your major trading partners would be? Germany, Italy and Japan....the axis powers.

But, by saying that those crosses are the only reason we all aren't speaking Germany it tends to nullify the efforts of all those who dies in the 3 years before American joined in, as well as those who died from that point on.

Arrogance of the highest order IMHO.

good possibility as by the time we entered germany would have been huge and America may not have had the fire to stoke its war machine, like PH did

not nullifying anything- they died defending their country

it ain't arrogance, it's fact

Dago · « **Reply #65 on:** January 07, 2003, 12:36:52 PM »

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English Flight Sim

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They just had one. Do a search for it on the BBS.

Really? Whats the name of it? The only Cons I have heard of held there were related to American based sims.

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I don't think he will be making any, so why not post them here?

I hope you are right. I hope he gets the therapy I strongly suspect he needs. I really don't care to get in these pissing matches. I doubt any of my countrymen do either. But, some of us will not stand idly by while that amazinhunk continues his anti-American posts under the guise of "good fun". He can try and pretend it is something differant, but the reality of his intentions is obvious. When you respond, you just fuel the pissing matches. I hoped if we responded in kind or in any negative form enough, he would tire of hearing his country derided and he would cease his pathetic nonsense. So far, his feelings of inferiority and envy of the US exceeds his love of his own country. Sad.

I am done with this thread, I hold no ill will for the English, and count many as friends from my time living overseas.

dago

MrBill · « **Reply #66 on:** January 07, 2003, 12:37:25 PM »

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Originally posted by Eagler
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never said we didn't have heroes today

what I meant was suppose the first ground action in Iraq gets 1000 Marines killed -in a single day -by some sort of chemical attack by Iraq...

Do you think the media and many others would be screaming for Saddams head or to get out troops the hell out of there? What would have happened in WW2 if everytime we lost 1000 souls the media sensationalized it ... another Vietnam that's what. We'd all be speaking german ...........

I do not wish to start any more controversy ... but if America had not sent a single soldier to Europe, the Soviet Union would have defeated Hitler anyway.
How many of you Europeans would relish a Soviet dominated Europe cira 1947 - 199?

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In such a circumstance would the U.S. alone been able to spend Russia and their European Satellites into the trash pile of history?

Dowding,

You will always have the Euro/Ami conflict till American tourists stop the "Ain't nuttin here but a bunch of foreigners" attitude.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #67 on:** January 07, 2003, 12:38:35 PM »

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Originally posted by mrsid2
I think it's time for the oil conspiracy theory:

Hitler was advancing to southern europe and started invading africa. That was a threat to the oil producing countries in middle east so US had to react before they'd be buying oil from nazi's..

Probably get a better deal per barrel from the Germans than we would from Abdul with his son whose body is wrapped in C4 though...

mrsid2 · « **Reply #68 on:** January 07, 2003, 12:41:53 PM »

If Hitler had his way, there'd be no Abduls bombing anything. They'd be shoveling eachothers in ovens.

Eagler · « **Reply #69 on:** January 07, 2003, 12:42:56 PM »

nm - done

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #70 on:** January 07, 2003, 12:52:59 PM »

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Originally posted by Curval
Do the math.

My math is just fine.

It didn't recover until 2 years into the war, and the people back home didn't become rich... they finally had jobs.

The only people who became rich were beaurocrats, and you'll find that it was identical across the globe.
-SW

Curval · « **Reply #71 on:** January 07, 2003, 01:03:59 PM »

This is the timeline.....check out 1939.

Timeline

I don't want to fight with you man..honestly.

I just hate this whole attitude that we should all bow down and thank America as America "saved the world". I and respect all of the American servicemen who fought as well as the people of America back at home who did what they had to do to keep the fight going.

BUT....America HELPED save the world...it was a joint effort.

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #72 on:** January 07, 2003, 01:05:29 PM »

I never said anything that would disagree with that...

but you did say Americans sat back and got rich... they didn't, they just finally had jobs... still paying measly salaries, but jobs nonetheless.
-SW

Curval · « **Reply #73 on:** January 07, 2003, 01:12:04 PM »

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Originally posted by AKS\/\/ulfe
I never said anything that would disagree with that...

but you did say Americans sat back and got rich... they didn't, they just finally had jobs... still paying measly salaries, but jobs nonetheless.
-SW

Wulfe...there were many Americans that got very, very rich from the early war years. But, most simply got a job, you are right. I was generalising in the extreme...which seems to be the trend in this thread...just following along.

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #74 on:** January 07, 2003, 01:14:03 PM »

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Originally posted by Curval
just following along.

You don't win anything by following along.

-SW