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[QUOTE]Originally posted by thoughtcriminal84: [QB] not to quibble here, but babies with rifles can be some bad motherfuckers when the need arises. Re: Vietnam Re: Bosnia Re: Columbine. (huh? no, it's true.) I've always been of the opinion that while it's fun to speculate about alternative histories to such a great extent, it has no real value. Better instead to learn in depth about what actually did happen. But you bunch know that, obviously. The point is that nobody, no matter how educated, or sophiticated, can say with any authority how things WOULD have happened IF X happened instead of Y...it's not algebra. The broad sweep of history contains too many *ahem* X factors. Say, for example, that the US hadn't dropped the atomic bombs on Japan... The War Department was projecting massive causualties for an invasion of Japan on both sides, but since it never happened, how can we say with any certainitude that it would have? I remember reading about projected causualties for D-day...seem to recall 60%-80% losses expected on some fronts for allied forces. Things in reality were bad, but not THAT bad. Although individual squads may have been fucked pretty well, Divisions came through pretty much intact. War is hell for soldiers. For statistics, it's just Fucked Up. Tangent: You all should read "Dirty Secrets of WW2" If you haven't. Excellent stuff, and full of stats, for those that like that sort of thing. Like me. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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