American Independence

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In response to your question, you're suggesting that the USSR and Great Britain should recieve greater amount of credit, applause, whatever else false under the term 'plaudits' than any other allied country, specifically the United States. Like I said before, everyone that fought and or gave their lives to defeating the enemy deserve equal gratitude. Now you tell me why that shouldn't be the case. The fact that America did not join earlier is not a good argument. America has to think about it's own people first, as a priority. Once it was attacked, it joined the war.

You also mentioned the dropping of the two atom bombs by the Americans, but how can you use that as an argument when neither of us can really say if more or less people would have died during the remainder of the war should it have continued if the bombs had not been dropped.

I don't need humored... I just like a good discussion / argument. Always open to other views.
 
"everyone that fought and or gave their lives to defeating the enemy deserve equal gratitude"

Yes, I agree, every man who fought in the war deserves equal gratitiude. But when it comes to the nations as a whole, Britain and Russia fought longer, and suffered a hell of a lot more than the US, and in that respect, deserve more credit for the beating they took while emerging victorious... I'm not for one minute saying the US did not deserve any credit, or did not suffer at all. I'm saying it was minor compared to the other 2 nations.

"You also mentioned the dropping of the two atom bombs by the Americans"

It wasn't an argument, it was a humourous footnote :)
 
And just for the record, I'm South African so this is not a patriotic soapbox speech. :razz:
 
Glad to hear it. I was born in Scotland but am of Indian decent... hence why I mentioned Asian soldiers earlier in the thread.

When you put it that way I can see what you meant, those countries definitely made a lot of sacrifices, especially the Russians... which would perhaps explain why they were hesitant to let the British troops into Berlin after the city fell.

Anyway, my hands are getting sore lol.
 
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