Hungary's Final Transmission

[the makeout hobo]

In 1956, Russia quickly and brutally put down an anti-communist revolt in Hungary. Below is the final transmission.

Civilized people of the world: On the watch tower of 1000-year-old Hungary, the last flames begin to go out. The Soviet Army is attempting to crush our troubled hearts. Their tanks and guns are roaring over Hungarian soil... Please do not forget that this wild attack of Bolshevism will not stop. You may be the next victem. Save us, SOS, SOS...

Show that the United Nations can carry out its will and by its resolutions declare that our ****ry shall again be free. We appeal to your conscience and call you to act immediately...

People of Europe, whom we defended once against the attacks of Asiatic barbarians, listen now to the alarm bells ringing from Hungary. Civilized people of the world, in the name of liberty and solidarity, we are asking you to help. Our ship is sinking. The light vanishes. The shadows grow darker from hour to hour. Listen to our cry. Start moving, extend to us brotherly hands... God be with you and with us.

I do admit, its held a special place in my heart since I read it in the Bridge To Andau in high school. I just thought I'd throw it out for the board.

 

[repeter]

Well.....thats something. If we did in fact attack the Soviets at that time....well, we would have won. in 1953, I know the West had a huge edge over the Soviets in a nuclear war. They only had a few dozen Hiroshima grade atom bombs. We had hundreds of good ones, plus some Hydrogen bombs. We also had the better delivery systems. They were still using B-29skis, also known as the TU-4's. They were junk. If we attacked first, they might not have even gotten to counterattack. If we only targeted Russia, were their entire Command and Control ceneter was, we could have freed the rest of the satellite states from Communism. This would happen at the expense of several million people, and we might have entered a nuclear winter. Ground invasion, we would have won, but at a much higher cost. Poor Dubcek, Tito, and Nagy, and all the others....

 

[rathi]

The cost to protect Hungary was just too damn high. Russia was unbeatable in mainland Europe in a conventional war, and the only chance for U.S. victory would be to go all out in nuclear combat. The number of civilian deaths in such a conflict was simply unacceptable.

 

[Edify_Always_In_All_Ways]

The cost to protect Hungary was just too damn high. Russia was unbeatable in mainland Europe in a conventional war, and the only chance for U.S. victory would be to go all out in nuclear combat. The number of civilian deaths in such a conflict was simply unacceptable.

Indeed, not to mention the loss of resources. A lot of Europe would be much colder if Russia's gas was buried in ash.