I would wager that the appeasers on this thread never had or never talked to their Grandfathers or family members involved in the big one on this subject. I remember long talks on the porches of my Grandfathers on this very subject. Their words conveyed to me the enormousness of that war. With logic, eye witness, sacrafice of the whole nation, first hand recollection, I could almost smell the blood and gunpowder, hear the sounds of war and pain of the injured, feel the comraderie of the entire nation, understand the ramifications of losing this war. To see tears in the eyes of grown, proud men as they talk of lost comrades and family (my Father's Father's Brother, my Great Uncle Jack, whom my Father is named for) and the fear they felt for their way of life and freedom hanging in the balance. Why is it they made a point to talk to me about this? Can you even conceive in todays society a plan as big as D-Day being kept secret? How do you convey these things to these brats?
They truely were the "Greatest Generation". It makes me sick too.
I still think the most salient point made on this topic was the statement, (paraphrasing). What if you were on a boat set for the invasion of mainland Japan? Haven't seen an answer to that one. Again, I say the asker of an unanswered question is the winner of the debate.