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re: President Woodrow Wilson addressed Congress 100 years ago today
Posted on 4/2/17 at 8:13 pm to fightin tigers
Posted on 4/2/17 at 8:13 pm to fightin tigers
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No one saw WW2 coming
Exactly. So Europe and the United States had no reason to occupy Germany in the aftermath of World War I. This is especially true when you consider what was going on in Germany in the early-20s. In 1921, the year Hitler took over leadership of the fledgling Nazi Party, no one saw Germany ever being a legitimate threat to the balance of power ever again.
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Posted on 4/2/17 at 8:16 pm to RollTide1987
Again, goes back to my original statement of what would have happened had we occupied Germany post WW1 like we did post WW2.
Based off What would have happened if we stayed neutral
Based off What would have happened if we stayed neutral
This post was edited on 4/2/17 at 8:17 pm
Posted on 4/2/17 at 8:33 pm to Rebel
quote:most racist for sure
Wilson may have the been the worst President ever.
Posted on 4/2/17 at 8:37 pm to vengeanceofrain
Prevent the Second World War that many people knew was going to happen when the treaty was signed.
It was obviously not a real peace treaty and more of a power and control grab that the entire war was based on.
It was obviously not a real peace treaty and more of a power and control grab that the entire war was based on.
Posted on 4/2/17 at 8:45 pm to SundayFunday
You remember the size of the German Army post WW2?
That's why we occupied them.
The occupation was a huge power grab too, but it is way off topic
That's why we occupied them.
The occupation was a huge power grab too, but it is way off topic
This post was edited on 4/2/17 at 8:46 pm
Posted on 4/2/17 at 9:12 pm to IonaTiger
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A lot of posters wanted to fight him.
Posted on 4/2/17 at 9:19 pm to upgrayedd
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Do you even Zimmerman Note, bro?
Posted on 4/2/17 at 10:51 pm to fightin tigers
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You remember the size of the German Army post WW2?
That's why we occupied them.
The occupation was a huge power grab too, but it is way off topic
You realize that a big part of that was to stop the Soviets from taking it all, right?
The German army had been so soundly defeated at that point on both fronts that they were no longer a threat.
It was the Red Army steamrolling towards Western Europe that motivated the occupation, that and trying I snatch up every Nazi scientist and engineer before the Soviets could.
Posted on 4/2/17 at 10:53 pm to RollTide1987
I see Someone listens to Dan carlin
Posted on 4/2/17 at 11:59 pm to Rebel
quote:
Wilson may have the been the worst President ever.
He created the federal reserve and got the 17th amendment passed and those two has done catastrophic damage to our country.
It destroyed purchasing power and eliminated representation for state governments in DC.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 12:03 am to fr33manator
You missed my sarcasm.
And this is what I referred to as the power play of occupation
They were dismantled after WW1 as well
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You realize that a big part of that was to stop the Soviets from taking it all, right?
And this is what I referred to as the power play of occupation
quote:
The German army had been so soundly defeated at that point on both fronts that they were no longer a threat.
They were dismantled after WW1 as well
This post was edited on 4/3/17 at 12:05 am
Posted on 4/3/17 at 6:45 am to RollTide1987
In 1913 he declared war on taxpaying citizens; Fed Reserve Act & Income Tax Act.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 8:37 am to fightin tigers
It was't feasible for the Allies to occupy Germany at the end of the First World War. The British and French Armies were just as beaten down as the Germans. Both countries were basically bankrupt as well. We would have had to occupy Germany ourselves, something we were not capable of or interested in doing at the time. Our losses were terrible in the short time we were there, and American sentiment was to get far away from Europe.
Something else to consider is that in WW2, Germany was actually conquered. Their territory was taken, and therefore they could be occupied. World War 1 was a strategical stalemate. A full scale invasion of the entire country would never have occurred at that stage.
Saying "they should have occupied them" is Monday-morning quarterbacking the situation.
Something else to consider is that in WW2, Germany was actually conquered. Their territory was taken, and therefore they could be occupied. World War 1 was a strategical stalemate. A full scale invasion of the entire country would never have occurred at that stage.
Saying "they should have occupied them" is Monday-morning quarterbacking the situation.
This post was edited on 4/3/17 at 8:39 am
Posted on 4/3/17 at 8:41 am to RollTide1987
The first president to put Israel's interests ahead of our own
We entered WW1 because the Zionist(Israel didn't exist at the time) forces in our government urged us to
Look up the Balfour Declaration
We entered WW1 because the Zionist(Israel didn't exist at the time) forces in our government urged us to
Look up the Balfour Declaration
Posted on 4/3/17 at 10:53 am to ILeaveAtHalftime
Also worth noting that there was a global flu pandemic from 1918-1920.
Why did the US retreat after WWI? Johnny came home with a touch of the flu that killed 675k Americans, 10x more than died on the battlefield.
Why did the US retreat after WWI? Johnny came home with a touch of the flu that killed 675k Americans, 10x more than died on the battlefield.
This post was edited on 4/3/17 at 12:03 pm
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