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To: Alan Whirlwind who wrote (21693)10/15/1998 3:26:00 PM
From: Serge Collins  Read Replies (3) of 116764
 
David and Alan, Sorry for my outburst as I lost it a bit after being made to look like an apologist for Stalin and his butchery. My point was that we should not abandon the Russian people nor forget their sacrifices. I agree that the non-agression pact gave comfort to Hitler as it removed his fear of being boxed in and probably contributed a great deal to his unleashing the dogs of war. However, Russia was only attempting to remain neutral and was not ready for war as was the case for all of the Allies.

Please recall that at the outbreak of WWII, the U.S. did not even have an army and when soldiers started signing up for active duty after the outbreak of war, they were constrained to training with wooden guns and brooms. Obviously, no one was prepared to fight a war against a country that had geared its whole industry to producing weapons and had been preparing for war for almost six years.

However, once the war started and Russia was attacked it defended itself with intensity. In fact half the total dead of WWII were Russians and their sacrifice made the difference. That might conflict with some people's view of history which appears to be based on nothing more than patriotism and prejudice, but the facts stand for themselves.
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