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  1. September 3, 1939: Romania Declares War on Germany

    They get 100% credit for guts. Sadly they get 0% credit for common sense. As a result they get stomped like a particularly ugly bug.
  2. Just how fanatical were the Imperial Japanese/how aggressive were the Allies?

    I again have to mention the fact that Truman was not FDR, and he was determined to prevent further Soviet expansion. There is a legend regarding a discussion between Stalin & Truman on this very subject; according to the story Truman told Stalin that any attempt to seize Hokkaido would be...
  3. Just how fanatical were the Imperial Japanese/how aggressive were the Allies?

    Once you reach a tipping point with food supplies, people begin to die like flies. You go from some deaths, normally from secondary causes, to a mass die off. In the modern world, aid almost always reaches famine sites in time so the numbers seem fantastic. It is instructive to note that the...
  4. WI Jesus has known descendants?

    Not quite correct. Jesus, according to basic Christian doctrine (from the Council of Niscea) was fully God AND fully Man (and fully Spirt as well for that matter). The existence of True decendents, had they been know of from the beginning, would have greatly altered the shape of...
  5. Challenge: Make Carter win in 1980

    Desert Eagle works (maybe followed by bombing the snot out of Iran) & something a bit stronger than "We won't be going to Moscow for the Olympics" in reaction to Ivan's invasion, could do the trick. The big problem is the economy. If it's still in the dumper, re-election is dicey, no matter what...
  6. Challenge: Make Reagan lose in 1984

    Easiest way is a worse injury from the Hinkley shooting. If Reagan can't do his public appearances and the "Great Communicator" show he's far more vunerable. It will also help if the Democrats run someone with a pulse. Mondale/Ferraro was just about the worst Ticket the Democrats dragged out...
  7. Different WW2: Allies vs Soviet Union

    Not that easy to do. Lots of countries get in the way, not the least of which is Germany. Is it better to be a combattant or just the battlefield?
  8. Somewhat ASB-ish: Angloes give French respect they deserve

    Not True!! We stomped the enemy on Grenada!! (all 35 of 'em) & brought down the planet threatening evil that was Noriega!! (I hate people who won't stay BOUGHT!):p
  9. Soviet Mars Landing in 1992.

    Read the definition. Right/Left has nothing to do with it.
  10. Soviet Mars Landing in 1992.

    From the Merriam-Webster On-line dictionary Main Entry: fas·cism Pronunciation: 'fa-"shi-z&m also 'fa-"si- Function: noun Etymology: Italian fascismo, from fascio bundle, fasces, group, from Latin fascis bundle & fasces fasces 1 often capitalized : a political philosophy, movement, or...
  11. 88 Scuds on Tel Aviv in one salvo

    The Israelis would have had to use a missile. Without knowing the safe transit lanes their planes would been shot down by coalition forces. A nuke would throw everything into chaos. The damned butterflies are so large & numerous that it is impossible to even SEE what happens next. It could be...
  12. Soviet Mars Landing in 1992.

    Darkest, you sometimes come up with the most off the wall statements. The USSR wasn't a communist state, it wasn't even a socialist state. It was a fascist state, and a failed one at that. It pretended to be communist & to support communist revolutions. It didn't. The closest state to...
  13. India and Pakistan: Nuclear war!

    Airbursts are much more effective killers. Ground bursts do cause more fallout, leading to more long term effects, but the airburst will cause more immediate fatalities and more damage of a wider area. Groundburst weapons are really only of use as bunker killers. If you want to create long-term...
  14. Greek-Turkish war 1996

    Greece is also a full NATO ally. All the more reason for NATO to get things settled ASAP.
  15. Prayers for the Assassin

    I saw it at the bookstore. I kept looking for an ASB mention but I never saw one. Short of ASB it seemed pretty much impossible.
  16. Greek-Turkish war 1996

    This would not last long. The U.S. would be sure of that. I would doubt that the Greek government would do anything in 1996. Same for the Turks. Greeks are likely to lose if the U.S./UN doesn't intervene & you don't go into a loser unless you are forced. The Turks are aleady trying to get...
  17. India and Pakistan: Nuclear war!

    If bin Laden had a perfectly lovely Jihad to fight right there in Pakistan he may not have attacked the U.S. If he had, since the Genie is well & truly out of the bottle, the American response may have been somewhat FLASHIER that IOTL.:eek:
  18. Richard Nixon wins in 1960 re-elected in 64. What does it take to make this happen?

    Elected in 1960? No Democratic Machine in Chicago. Take some advice and wear make-up for the televised debates. In 1964? Inertia
  19. India and Pakistan: Nuclear war!

    India has an arsenal as high as 100+ weapons (it may also have far fewer as it redesigns it's warheads into more efficient packages). This is well into the Majors, as far as Nuclear powers go. (China, as an example has under 300). Pakistan's inventory is far smaller (15-20 tops), but given the...
  20. AH Challenge: Homelands for *other* persecuted faiths

    I thought that was Utah.:p
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