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dan-cat said:
As did the reaction from the UK when Hitler went ahead and invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia anyway.
Yes it's not in your history books, we went to war whilst you lot were sat at home in font of the box watching your cosy fireside chats:rolleyes:
 
Rich said:
Yes it's not in your history books, we went to war whilst you lot were sat at home in font of the box watching your cosy fireside chats:rolleyes:

Now, now Rich.

The war started in 1939 and all it took was a 15 month wait and another country declaring war on them for the US to leap right in. You don't just rush into these things, you know. ;)
 
Matt Greatorex said:
You don't just rush into these things, you know. ;)

That must have been what Chamberlain was thinking ;)
 
dan-cat said:
That must have been what Chamberlain was thinking ;)

Sept 1, 1939 - Nazis invade Poland.

Sept 3, 1939 - Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany.

Two days wait vs > 400 days?

Not really comparable :D
(well, only in the sense that one is much, much smaller than the other)
 
dan-cat said:
Did you read the link on the Munich agreement? :confused: :p
You see it revolves around that word that Americans don't understand because it's not in their constitution, "diplomacy" :rolleyes: :p
 
Matt Greatorex said:
Now, now Rich.

The war started in 1939 and all it took was a 15 month wait and another country declaring war on them for the US to leap right in. You don't just rush into these things, you know. ;)

Well they were growing rich charging us grossly inflated prices for their weapons that were actually protecting their country:eek: :rolleyes:
 
dan-cat said:
Did you read the link on the Munich agreement? :confused: :p

No I didn't. I have just done so and have to say I didn't learn anything new.

You see, we have the bizarre policy of covering things like that in some detail during school. It was a world war, after all - and that's 'world' in the sense of many, many countries being involved, as opposed to just North America - so we went into some level of detail. Certainly beyond the information provided in that link. :p

Although there were many factors that contributed to the build-up, I believe the start was September 1939. ;)
 
Rich said:
You see it revolves around that word that Americans don't understand because it's not in their constitution, "diplomacy" :rolleyes: :p

The word 'givehimwhathewantsandhopehegoesawayery' isn't in there either :D
 
dan-cat said:
The word 'givehimwhathewantsandhopehegoesawayery' isn't in there either :D

Neither was The Sha of Iran, Saddam Hussein, Ho Chi Mihn, The Taliban, Jesus Christ the list is too long for this page:rolleyes: :p
 
Matt Greatorex said:
It was a world war, after all - and that's 'world' in the sense of many, many countries being involved, as opposed to just North America - so we went into some level of detail. Certainly beyond the information provided in that link. :p

Ah yes but didn't they have a little squabble amongst themselves back in the 1860's and call it a World conflict simply because nobody else was taking part? :confused: ;)
 
Rich said:
Ah yes but didn't they have a little squabble amongst themselves back in the 1860's and call it a World conflict simply because nobody else was taking part? :confused: ;)

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know what I'm screamin' :p
 
Matt Greatorex said:
You see, we have the bizarre policy of covering things like that in some detail during school.

You would have been made aware of Chamberlain's reluctance to go to war then and the alliances he violated whilst doing it :p

Matt Greatorex said:
Although there were many factors that contributed to the build-up, I believe the start was September 1939. ;)

Not arguing about when the war started just trying to swim against the tide a little. The US was very late but the UK wasn't timely either ;)
 
dan-cat said:
but the UK wasn't timely either ;)
Ask Langsdorff if he agrees with you:rolleyes:
And what's up with Kenny, has a deer shot him in the ass, or something?:confused: :rolleyes:
 
Rich said:
Ask Langsdorff if he agrees with you:rolleyes:
And what's up with Kenny, has a deer shot him in the ass, or something?:confused: :rolleyes:

:eek: :eek:

Just trying to prompt you to bring some new material to the table - You been talking that same old smack forever... :D
 
KenHigg said:
:eek: :eek:

Just trying to prompt you to bring some new material to the table - You been talking that same old smack forever... :D

Just acting like an American called Bush:rolleyes:
you remember him don't you, he's the guy you elected who has to keep reminding you that you're supposedly free and he's your leader who also thinks he's everybody elses leader and who has made the world safe for Americans, fu*%ed up for everybody else, but as long as the mugs believe it who cares?:rolleyes:
Now when you all vote for Hillary we can bring a little je ne sais quoi into the discussions :cool:
 
Rich said:
Just acting like an American called Bush:rolleyes:
you remember him don't you, he's the guy you elected who has to keep reminding you that you're supposedly free and he's your leader who also thinks he's everybody elses leader and who has made the world safe for Americans, fu*%ed up for everybody else, but as long as the mugs believe it who cares?:rolleyes:
Now when you all vote for Hillary we can bring a little je ne sais quoi into the discussions :cool:

Sorry... You must be under the incorrect assumption that anyone on this of the pond cares what you think about Bush :p Or anything else American for that matter - :D

Is that all you've got for now, Bush and Hillary? :) :)
 
Rich said:
you remember him don't you

Who? Never heard of him :confused:

Rich said:
Now when you all vote for Hillary we can bring a little je ne sais quoi into the discussions :cool:

Heaven forbid we discuss anything other than US presidents and their idiosyncrasies :rolleyes:
 
KenHigg said:
Sorry... You must be under the incorrect assumption that anyone on this of the pond cares what you think about Bush :p
Oh really, why do you and your cohorts keep replying for then? :rolleyes: :cool:
 
dan-cat said:
Heaven forbid we discuss anything other than US presidents and their idiosyncrasies :rolleyes:
I've never heard murder and greed called an idiosyncrasy before :rolleyes:
 

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