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sailor · 11-27-2003, 08:22 PM

Yeah. Ignoring the atomic bomb, I dont think we could have won a war with Russia. Dont forget that we were still fighting a war on two fronts, and that unlike the American public (and Army), the Russians were willing to accept stupendous losses. They were also our equal in manufacturing (THAT is what won that war, we outproduced everyone else), and would have been able to match us tank-for-tank, gun-for-gun, plane-for-plane. It would have degenerated into a static war of attrition that the American (and British) public would not accept.

Not to mention that the Russian T-34 tank was far superior to anything we had, but thats another story.

One also has to keep in mind that while Patton was pretty damn good, he could never run the show on his own. He was too brash, too aggressive, and the brass knew this. He would have needed to serve under someone--be it Eisenhower, Bradley, or someone else.

11-27-2003, 08:22 PM	#42 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	Yeah. Ignoring the atomic bomb, I dont think we could have won a war with Russia. Dont forget that we were still fighting a war on two fronts, and that unlike the American public (and Army), the Russians were willing to accept stupendous losses. They were also our equal in manufacturing (THAT is what won that war, we outproduced everyone else), and would have been able to match us tank-for-tank, gun-for-gun, plane-for-plane. It would have degenerated into a static war of attrition that the American (and British) public would not accept. Not to mention that the Russian T-34 tank was far superior to anything we had, but thats another story. One also has to keep in mind that while Patton was pretty damn good, he could never run the show on his own. He was too brash, too aggressive, and the brass knew this. He would have needed to serve under someone--be it Eisenhower, Bradley, or someone else. __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato