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Originally Posted by DDLDSDB
I actually thought my post was a no brainer. But Klaus hit it on the head. That wasn't the last time England was kicked off the Continent either. England would have perhaps been finished. America would not have had a place to bomb places like Dresden and all those other civilian targets. And most likely England couldn't either. I guess Germany not being able to invade England (which I agree,at that time) puts to rest the 'threat' he posed to America also. As far as pow's, not Germanys bad luck. Hitler made a big mistake in trying to show England didn't want war with them.
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OK, first, that's not quite how your post sounded, so please be a little more explanatory for those of us who cannot read other people's minds. In any online debate or discussion one needs to be sensitive to the fact that the basic aspects of verbal communication such as tone, facial expression, and body language are not present. A few extra words can prevent misunderstandings. I'm reminded of the telegram which said:
YOUR UNCLE DIED AND LEFT YOU A MILLION THANKS FOR EVERYTHING
PEACOCK & MORTIMOR ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Place a period after the word "million" and it means one thing, after "you" and it means something entirely different.
Second you are making contradictory arguments: first you say "...England would have perhaps been finished. America would not have had a place to bomb places like Dresden and all those other civilian targets. And most likely England couldn't either..." and then you say "...I guess Germany not being able to invade England (which I agree,at that time) puts to rest the 'threat' he posed to America also...". Either England would have been finished or it would not have been finished. No way was Britain going down without an invasion, even with the loss of 200,000, unless you believe that Churchill's government would have fallen and they'd have turned to a leader who would be willing to make peace. I do not think Churchill would have made peace regardless of the outcome at Dunkirk. He'd have still said "Go ahead and try, Adolf" and he'd still have had the RN and RAF.