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2015-09-27 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russians say Poland "Partly to Blame" for WW II

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Posted by Bobby 2015-09-27 14:02|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top
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#1 These were the good guys? Our allies?

Nazis were bad, but by any measure the Soviets were just as bad - and quite possibly worse.

Posted by Iblis 2015-09-27 14:49|| 2015-09-27 14:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Poland's only blame is being badly located geographically. They should just build superhighways from east to west with no offramps in the hopes troops quickly pass through the country without the need to conquer along the way.

Posted by rjschwarz 2015-09-27 15:10|| 2015-09-27 15:10|| Front Page Top

#3 If any nation besides Germany in Europe gets blamed for WWII I nominate Phrance. First they wanted to distitute Germany after WWI ( I can understand to a degree) But then they really screwed the pooch by not chasing Rommel and his troops out of the Rhineland in 1936. That probably would of gotten the Austrian Corporal deposed by the German Army. We still might of had another war in Europe but at least it might not of been plauged by the genocides o the Nazis

Posted by Cheaderhead 2015-09-27 15:24|| 2015-09-27 15:24|| Front Page Top

#4 "Poland was therefore partly responsible for the disaster which then took place."

"Katyn Forest was partially your fault"?

Posted by Pappy 2015-09-27 15:36|| 2015-09-27 15:36|| Front Page Top

#5 Putin as an abusive spouse:
"I only hit you because I love you. It's your fault that I can't control my ~~greed for power~~ temper"

Posted by Frank G 2015-09-27 16:08|| 2015-09-27 16:08|| Front Page Top

#6 So, basically, what Vlad is saying (via his ambassador) "Remember what happened the last time you got us angry?".

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-09-27 17:20|| 2015-09-27 17:20|| Front Page Top

#7 "We still might of had another war in Europe but at least it might not of been plauged by the genocides o the Nazis" Horrific as WW2 was it did not have chemical and biological warfare in the European theater because Hitler took a face full in WW1 and wouldn't allow it to be used. So horrible as the guy was the war *might* have been even worse with another German-leader.

I mean worse for the troops and civilians involved in the war. The only way it could have gotten any worse as far as the Jews and Gypsies were concerned would have been if the allies lost and the Germans got to finish their plans.

Posted by rjschwarz 2015-09-27 17:37|| 2015-09-27 17:37|| Front Page Top

#8 rj, IIRC, one of the reasons the Germans did not use poison gas in WWII was that much of their freight was moved by horse, rather than by trucks like the Allies did. They knew that if they used gas, the Allies would have responded in kind. Although the Germans could provide protection for the troops, they could not provide gas masks for the horses - thus, the movement of supplies would have been greatly reduced.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2015-09-27 18:48|| 2015-09-27 18:48|| Front Page Top

#9 ...Clearly the old guard is gone in Russia, because nobody there seems to remember that of all the nations the Russians have gone to war with, only the Poles invaded them and left victorious.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2015-09-27 20:52|| 2015-09-27 20:52|| Front Page Top

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