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Germany winning World War II is not ASB. It may be unlikely, but it's not ASB. People throw the ASB tag around away way, way too liberally on this forum. It's strange considering this is a history forum and, in history, events that we would term ASB happen all the time.

The invasion of Manchuria by Japan in 1931, IMO.

We could still have won in Afghanistan, but Iraq may have been close. Regardless, our casualty figures would have been exponentially worse than what was actually experienced.

Everyone keeps on tearing down Israel's ability to wage a long-term conventional war and I don't disagree. However, I don't think the Arab countries that Israel would be fighting would have such an ability, either.

Well, yes, you are right. Frankly, though, I don't think any modern day conflict would last too awfully long. For example, if the Cold War went hot, it was only estimated that the war would last days or weeks and, eventually one side would start to fall apart. In that case, either they face...

Israel couldn't win a war, but neither could the Arabs. Frankly, I am not sure if there is a country on Earth that could win a prolonged high-intensity war between powerful nations. A country would go bankrupt very quickly under such a scenario with how much weapons systems and ammunition cost...

The Occupy Wall Streeters have a better chance of starting a revolution than the Tea Partiers do, and even then, it is so far off in ASB land that I can't even fathom it. A revolution in modern day America is pretty much ASB barring some extreme developments that take place over a period of...

What of the potential damage and/or destruction to Paris' famous structures like the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe along with the numerous art museums, etc.?

Maybe a flying aircraft carrier like in Avengers? :eek: :D

I agree. The notion that Cheney was calling all the shots and Bush was merely a puppet is asinine, IMO.

Harry Whittington would have never been shot.

By "true conflict", I mean a conflict in which shots are fired and one or both sides sustain casualties. Can this be done? Is it possible or entirely ASB?

Given that McCain is the very epitome of Neocon, he won't need any pushing around. He'll be as much of a war hawk, if not more, than Bush was.

True Marxism is impossible. It makes the same flaw as pure Capitalism. It assumes all people are good. As history has shown, all Communist revolutions either fall apart or turn over to authoritarian dictatorships shortly after their inception. You can debate hypotheticals about this, but the...

I agree. Sea Lion could have worked with the right combination of good decisions, good luck on Germany's part, and bad luck on Britain's part. Is it highly unlikely? Yes. Would it take divine intervention to accomplish? No.

The thing with the USSR is that they're never going to have air superiority, whether they are invading Europe in 1945 or 1985. NATO will rule the air. And in modern warfare, it is VERY difficult to mount offensive operations without at least contested air space. In the USSR's case, it is...

It's unlikely, which is why I said it was probably a bit ASB.

Germany holds back on invading Poland. The USSR invades Poland. Germany uses this as an excuse to declare war on the USSR. Germany and the USSR duke it out for several years before signing an armistice, eventually, which grants Germany some territorial concessions in the Ukraine. Germany...

A possible POD could be Stalin being overthrown in the fall of 1941 as Germany forces approach Moscow. The ensuing chaos devastates the Russian defenses and the Germans take Moscow. The new leader of the USSR (Beria?) asks for a cease fire and a peace treaty with Germany. Germany gains...

I would be interested in such a timeline, though I don't think that Germany would have easily overrun Moscow in 1941, even if the Japanese did attack. Even so, Germany would likely lose its foothold on Moscow in the winter of 1941-1942. Of course, the loss of Moscow could lead to the...