Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy
Banned
Could it? I'm talking in a post-WWII context, so answer this without changing anything about the war or the period before it.
Could it? I'm talking in a post-WWII context, so answer this without changing anything about the war or the period before it.
Patton was an idiot, not a policy maker, he didn't decide if there was another war or not.Patton wanted to have gone in a kicked Stalin the ass, but Trumann refused! Ergo the cold war was the only logical alternativ!
The Cold War had roots extending far before WW2.
Patton definitely wasn't an idiot. He simply recognized that our next major war would be against Russia, and since we had the manpower and equipment in place, why not fight it now rather than later. Would make an interesting POD.
Ultimately, TPTB made the right decision. A war weary America wouldn't have supported any further major military action, especially since the countries we had been fighting against were defeated.