Quote Originally Posted by Crocodile View Post
That is probably an overstatement ignoring what preceded the WWII. The mistake Hitler had done attacking the USSR was a repetition of the mistake Napoleon had done.
I said "MIGHT" though, didn't I? Really, I just think Eric's "self loathing" is a bit sad.

And yes, I agree with you Croc. I made the mistake of talking politics at work today and we were arguing about just this. As the discussion got more heated, my colleague asked what I though would have happened if the USA had not intervened in Europe.
I said that I thought there would have been a bit more damage to places like England, and perhaps even an invasion there. But eventually Hitler would have met his doom in the USSR anyway. It is simply not possible to win long term against Russia. If Hitler hadn't taken on the USSR, and if the US had never joined the war, then Germany could have kept the gains they made in the early days of the war, and I for one would probably have been German speaking, not to mention Nulle. Oh well!
Tschüs!