Dave RobinsonMar 20
In 1919 someone famous said this:

“I cannot understand this squeamishness about the use of gas. I am strongly in favour of using poisoned gas against uncivilised tribes”

He was the government minister for war, and he was talking about the Middle East (Kurds and Afghans).

It was Winston Churchill. Not much has changed. The disregard for human life continues.

#IranWar
Show threadDeb Nam-KraneMar 20
@dave I'm grateful every time someone posts something like this. It starts to make up for all of the times I've had to endure "Churchill was a principled hero of the twentieth century. "
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Sadly most British think he was a hero and a military genius. Probably in reality he just happened to be the guy in charge at the time, and Hitler was defeated by his own over-ambition and the Russians. The British got rid of Churchill at the first opportunity.

Trump said that Starmer is "no Churchill", which I take as a compliment. Maybe he needs reminding that America didn't join in for 2½ years, instead lending Europe resources which took decades to repay. By Pearl Harbour, Hitler was bogged down outside Moscow and the tide was starting to turn.
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Show threadDeb Nam-KraneMar 20
@dave Stalin's War by Sean McMeekin (sp?) covered some of Churchill's failings, not least that he was somewhat smitten with Stalin until it was too late.