tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post9091091379607558322..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: Wait, George Bush Just Tried To Score Political Points By Quoting A Politician Who Said Something Stupid?James Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-53370142437988264402008-05-19T14:36:00.000-04:002008-05-19T14:36:00.000-04:00One mild defense of Lloyd George: in 1934 Germany ...One mild defense of Lloyd George: in 1934 Germany had not gotten very far with rearmament and the Reichswehr (later Wehrmacht) was not yet up to strength. When Hitler ordered the military reoccupation of the Ruhr in 1936 his generals held their breath while the operation went forth. The French army was believed to be far stronger at that point.<BR/><BR/>parsecAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-23656327436194286062008-05-18T19:23:00.000-04:002008-05-18T19:23:00.000-04:00Great points, Doghouse. They're not easily treate...Great points, Doghouse. They're not easily treated in soundbites, of course, but you will be (or maybe already have been) pleased to see how our probable nominee handled David Brooks on a similar tack a few days ago: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/16/opinion/16brooks.html?_r=1&oref=slogin.<BR/><BR/>Obama is nobody's fool. He responds thoughtfully and effectively to this militaristic ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13311657745784284706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-31233104318359991162008-05-18T08:55:00.000-04:002008-05-18T08:55:00.000-04:00Great history lesson/commentary.The idea that an A...Great history lesson/commentary.<BR/><BR/><I>The idea that an Anglo-French declaration of war over the Sudetenland would have "stopped" Hitler is sci-fi stuff.</I><BR/><BR/>Thank you, yes, yes, yes.<BR/><BR/>And the <I>Sitzkrieg</I>, the lull -- that shit's <I><B>never</B></I> taught -- it's just a straight-forward progression from Sudetenland to the Battle of Britain.<BR/><BR/>Too bad you aren'tJohn deVillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842527710711730582noreply@blogger.com