miked10270 0 #26 April 3, 2007 QuotePersonally I have been a proponent of peace for most of my life... Peace at any price has never worked just ask Mr Chamberlain... Would that be the Neville Chamberlain who didn't want a repeat of WWI where Britain lost as much as 20,000 soldiers in a single hour!? The Neville Chamberlain who presided over Britain's re-armament and preparation for the coming war against Germany through 1936-39? The Neville Chamberlain who faced down Hitler at Munich, knowing that Britain was not ready nor able to go to war at that time? The Neville Chamberlain who drew the line, and when Hitler crossed it, committed his country to a war he knew would destroy it because it was the "right" thing to do? The Neville Chamberlain who resigned in favour of a national coalition led by a more suitable leader for war? The principled, dutiful Neville Chamberlain who did the right thing at every turn, but was faced with situation which could never have been won? Or were you thinking of the "cowardly Mr. Chamberlain" who only appears in history books with pictures? Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dorbie 0 #27 April 3, 2007 QuoteQuotePersonally I have been a proponent of peace for most of my life... Peace at any price has never worked just ask Mr Chamberlain... Would that be the Neville Chamberlain who didn't want a repeat of WWI where Britain lost as much as 20,000 soldiers in a single hour!? The Neville Chamberlain who presided over Britain's re-armament and preparation for the coming war against Germany through 1936-39? The Neville Chamberlain who faced down Hitler at Munich, knowing that Britain was not ready nor able to go to war at that time? The Neville Chamberlain who drew the line, and when Hitler crossed it, committed his country to a war he knew would destroy it because it was the "right" thing to do? The Neville Chamberlain who resigned in favour of a national coalition led by a more suitable leader for war? The principled, dutiful Neville Chamberlain who did the right thing at every turn, but was faced with situation which could never have been won? Or were you thinking of the "cowardly Mr. Chamberlain" who only appears in history books with pictures? Mike. The Neville Chamberlain who abandoned Czechoslovakia, returning from Munich with a scrap of paper declaring "I have in my hand a piece of paper, signed by Mr. Hitler, in which he assures us that there will be no war in Europe." Do you know the story of how that letter was written & signed? It's an absolute disgrace. Chamberlain has gone down in history as an appeasing fool, and rightly so. He was FORCED to resign after a string of disasters culminating in the evacuation of the lightly armed British Expeditionary Force, he did not gracefully step aside after Hitler invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia or after he invaded Poland or after he invaded the Netherlands, Belgium and France. No, Chamberlain was a bloody fool, to pretend otherwise is to rewrite his well earned ignominious place in history. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #28 April 3, 2007 QuoteQuoteWould you like to see someone explode nuclear bombs upon America in order to teach America a lesson? LOIL. Hey . I don't give a FLYING FUCK. Well, that’s very sweet of you to be so indifferent on such a massive issue. As much as I don’t like Iran, I still wouldn’t want to see nukes dropped on them. That’s not good for anyone. Nukes don’t just take out the guilty bad guys, but lots of innocents too. So you see, I’m not indifferent at all on this issue. I don't want anyone to use nukes on anyone else. It’s a bloody shame that you just don’t care. Such apathy on an issue that could cause such widespread death, is deplorable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
