Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Johnny Don't flatter Chamberlain, he never had any moral fiber. Jerry Johnny Deadman wrote: > True up to a point but Chamberlain was quite happy to duck out of > treaties if it suited him. Hitler's methods of pre-emptive strikes > (sound familiar?) against nations which were suppposedly threatening > him, or mistreating German minorities, provided lots of wiggle room (as > they were intended to). Unfortunately with Munich in tatters, wiggle > room was the one thing Chamberlain didn't have and Hitler should have > realized it. As it was, by some accounts at least, Hitler was deeply > surprised by Chamberlain's sudden discovery of moral fiber. > > On Friday, March 7, 2003, at 03:50 PM, Jerry Lehrer wrote: > > > > > Johnny > > > > Of course, before the war so many believed in Neville > > Chamberlain's doctrine of "Peace in our time". No one > > stood up to Hitler until they were attacked. Poland resisted > > and France and GB reluctantly entered the war only because > > they were linked by treaty to Poland. No other reason! > > > > Jerry > -- > John Brownlow > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html