could we learn a lesson from Hitler and WW II?

Question

There is a saying: Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
It seems to me that we could have avoided World War Two, the Holocaust, and all that destruction, if someone would have had the balls to launch a pre-emptive strike on Hitler in ’37 or ’38 while he was still pretty weak. Instead, we had Europeans with their “negotiations” and “diplomacy”, with Neville Chamberlain saying “Peace in our time”.

So why does everyone now despise Bush for doing that very thing? People howl and moan about “pre-emptive” war? Let’s not forget that Saddam used WMD’s on his own people and on the Iranians. And for you college kids, don’t forget that in the 80’s the Israelis bombed a nuclear plant in Iraq because Saddam WAS trying to develop a nuke. (I hope they bomb the Iranian plant next.)

So, I believe that we should topple Iran and Syria next ( albeit a little more efficiently that we have done in Iraq). Unlike the Soviets, the Islamo-fascists WILL use a nuke if they get one. (At least you could count on the Russkies to use a little common sense in that regard.) We need to squash ALL states that sympathize with these murderers. Does anybody agree with me?

Answer 1

We're worse! We didn't invite Hitler to speak at a college. And President Tom is worse. (That's what I call him since spelling his name is not possible) He knows that he is in the position to bring about the end of the world and he's so dilusional he wants it.

Another lesson we should have learned from Hitler is wack jobs aren't stupid. Hitler was smarter than most of us combined. How else to get everyday people to hate a singular group of people?

Wanna know something you don't hear on the news? All of the Arab countries have regular tv programming that dehumanizes the Jews. On one of the most popular tv program in the Arab speaking world they showed Jews kidnapping a girl and taking off her retinas and giving them to a soldier who was wounded killing a bunch of Muslims. For them that's normal. Things are so bad in the Muslim countries that they're almost beyond repair.

The reason we don't go into preimtive strike is because it would be world war three. It's too late at this point. (That and anti war riots would break out all over the country) Russia is all over the place, China's building up its military, and Iran is providing the breaking point. We are at another Cold War but this time religion is a major issue.

Another problem we have is the borders. We cannot defend our own borders because we're so divided in this country. What are we going to be able to accomplish somewhere else. We can't even complete this petty war. Face it America we suck.

Also if you haven't been watching the news every day, you'd know our economy isn't so hot. It's been that way for twenty years now. We just haven't noticed it because the feds keep messing with it. The problem with that is the longer you postpone a depression the worse it's going to get. That's what made the Great Depression so bad. When (not if) we do have this depression we're through. We don't have enough farms to support this country and we won't be able to afford to import food. (Most of our food comes from China and they know it. Why do you think stuff from China is all of a sudden going bad?) So a good portion of us will starve. When we do have this depression we can kiss our superiority good bye. Then who would control the U.N? No one. (One world government)

China and Russia are building nuclear bomb shelters for their citizens. Why are we not doing the same? Why are we not paying attention? The government would like us to believe everything's going ok when it's not.

Answer 2

for the same reason that after ww2, Churchhill was kicked out and not even thanked for his decisive role. people are jerks.

Just remember, if an ice cream truck and a spinich truck pull up to the playground.....who is going to make more money?

Answer 3

people weren't 'negotiating' then, they were giving in.
there is a difference.

we've been recommended to befriend Syria and Iran.
why do cons want to start more wars? kill more people?
instead of listening to the reports and trying to gain allies in that region?

Answer 4

A-jad is not in power in Iran. I do not see them as a threat any more than they have been the past 30 years.

Answer 5

That lesson should have been learned and never forgotten.

Answer 6

Oh Good Lord. That is all I have to say about this one.

Answer 7

we did a preemptive strike on soviet russia. wilson did. didn't work.