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re: How insane were Douglas McArthur and Curtis LeMay?
Posted on 10/12/18 at 11:49 am to Draconian Sanctions
Posted on 10/12/18 at 11:49 am to Draconian Sanctions
quote:Another gem:
LeMay’s protege Thomas Power was also a piece of work..."Why are you so concerned with saving their lives? The whole idea is to kill the bastards … At the end of the war, if there are two Americans and one Russian, we win."
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Having been briefed by another famous member of the RAND Corporation, Herman Kahn, on the genetic effects of nuclear weapons, Power replied: "You know, it's not yet been proved to me that two heads aren't better than one."
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Posted on 10/12/18 at 2:45 pm to Draconian Sanctions
These were battled hardened generals. In their mind, if you have a particular weapon that gives you an edge, then you should use it. In their minds if you tell your enemy that there is a certain weapon you will not use, then you are not in a war that you want to win.
Posted on 10/12/18 at 3:15 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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At the end of the war, if there are two Americans and one Russian, we win."
That's so badass, yet, so fricked up.
ETA
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They come from a time when American lives meant more than anyone else
The first quote pretty much sums it up he didn't care about American lives at all. Just win baby win seems to be his motto.
This post was edited on 10/12/18 at 3:18 pm
Posted on 10/13/18 at 12:34 pm to Draconian Sanctions
MacArthur was a legend in his own mind. Overrated. I don’t know enough about LeMay other than he was eager to invade Cuba during the crisis.
Posted on 10/13/18 at 1:00 pm to Draconian Sanctions
It was a very different time.
Would a dem president drop two nukes on civilian targets in this day and age? Think about it.
Would a dem president drop two nukes on civilian targets in this day and age? Think about it.
Posted on 10/13/18 at 2:21 pm to Draconian Sanctions
Damn gaucho doing work in this thread 
Posted on 10/13/18 at 5:10 pm to Draconian Sanctions
he wanted Truman to use 20-50 atomic bombs on Chinese cities. He was a tyrant. And the only good thing Truman ever did in his presidency was fire him.
Check out The Other Side of History Podcast. The Truman episode goes over this pretty accurately
Check out The Other Side of History Podcast. The Truman episode goes over this pretty accurately
Posted on 10/13/18 at 6:16 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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"Why are you so concerned with saving their lives? The whole idea is to kill the bastards
Because were to politically correct in the halls of government, and not adhering to this type of philosophy, is why weve been in Afghanistan for 17 years and counting.
Posted on 10/13/18 at 10:51 pm to Draconian Sanctions
Interesting....,,
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General MacArthur's Warning To The Nations Of Earth ... the nations of Earth must soon "make a common front against attack by people from other planets". The next war, he warned, would be an interplanetary one
Posted on 10/15/18 at 4:23 pm to Draconian Sanctions
"MacArthur was a great leader."
You make it too easy.
You make it too easy.
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