Churchill and Roosevelt biggest crooks in history?

Question

How could Churchill and Roosevelt betray and backstab all of eastern europe especially Poland, who was responsible for dozens upon dozens of kills during the Battle of Britian not to mention Monte Cassino, the Home Army, cracking the German Enigma Code, Operation Market Garden, and the Falaise Pocket including several other Polish contributations. But once the war was over the western allies let Stalin do whatever he pleased to Poland. How could you respect these men?

Answer 1

Not at all. They want to defeat Hitler.

Answer 2

Okay, so what do you suggest they should have done? Invade the USSR and start another long a bloody war? One they easily could have lost? You do understand how quickly the cold war started right? It's not like the Allies got along all that well. The only reason Russia was an ally at all was because they all had a common enemy in Germany. So when Stalin claimed dominion over eastern europe at the end of the war the western allies really had no choice.

And don't be so quick to credit the Poles with winning the war. Yes, they contributed. But really, they only had one brigade at Market Garden out of three allied airborne divisions. And really there just weren't that many Polish pilots in the RAF by the time of the Battle of Britain, they helped, but just weren't numerous enough to be a deciding factor. The Canadians broke Monte Cassino. And the Falaise pocket was a huge effort, by more than just the Poles.

Answer 3

Churchill saved England during the war and Roosevelt saved America long before the war, not only during it. Both countries were tired of war, the British in particular had a destroyed infrastructure and agricultural system that took years to repair.

Interfering with the Polish situation was not an option for either country, neither of which was in a position to start a war with Russia. There was also some sympathy for the Russian claim that Poland was needed as a buffer between themselves and Germany. Added into this mix was the fact that of all countries involved in the war Russia had suffered the most civilian and military casualties and destruction perpetrated by the Nazis.

You seem only concerned with the fate of Poland. Many other countries became Russian satellites following WWII; why not be indignant for them?

Answer 4

I don't know how the word "crooks" applies in this situation. They didn't steal anything, not did they break any laws in what they chose to do at Potsdam. The decision to cede Eastern Europe to the Soviets happened for at least two reasons:

* The Soviets already controlled it--to take it away from them would have required war with the USSR. This would have further drained the resources of all involved.
* The United States was still engaged in war in the Pacific, and didn't want to continue (or expand) the war in Europe.

To call these men "crooks" because Poland fell to the Soviets is simply whining. It was unfortunate, but you could state your argument much better than you do (including a specific argument of what Roosevelt and Churchill could have done...that wouldn't have required losing a million men).

Answer 5

i think you are confused. the uk joined the war when poland was invaded - something they didn't do for France.

Answer 6

wtf dude stalin was a ***** if they hadnt let him have it the war would contiue only it would be US and england vs Soviets and the people at the time were tired of war by its end.