re: In your opinion, who was the greatest leader in history?

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He made a lot of poor decisions near the end though

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He made tons of bad decisions before & throughout WWII.

The two biggest ones were declaring war on the US right after the Japs bombed Pearl Harbor. Many in the US wanted to stay out of the war in Europe.

They remember the US getting dragged into WWI and seeing their sons gassed and mowed down like blades of grass. They didn't want to see that happen again to thier sons.

The second huge mistake Hitler made was invading Russia late in summer time and not properly equiping his army for the harsh Russian winter. Plus he insisted the German Army advance on Stalingrad rather than taking the oil rich southern part of Russia first.

Hitler was too arrogant to listen to his generals and would often over rule their advice. He would would send the German troops into sure defeat when it was not warranted.

The world was very fortunate(if I can use that word) that Hilter was at the leadership of Germany in WWII or we could have seen a very different result that would not have been favorable for Europe or the US.

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He made a lot of poor decisions near the end though

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This. Actually, he made a lot of poor decisions from 1939 onward.

Not exactly the mark of a good leader. More like the mark of a snake oil salesman, like what we have in the Oval Office now.

LC