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can't be bullshite

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can't be bullshite

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Well that settles it but they did lay off what?12,000 employees so you get what you pay for

THIS DAY IN HISTORY:

Battle of Taranto (1940)
The Battle of Taranto during World War II marked the first all-aircraft naval attack in history. The results were definitive, as British planes destroyed much of the Italian fleet anchored in Taranto, in an arm of the Ionian Sea. The battle is seen as a turning point in military history, marking the end of the reign of "big-gun" battleships and leading to the rise of naval air power. 

And the Dumb ass Churchill after Pearl Harbor sent HMS Repulse and Prince of Wales to their doom in the South China Sea without air cover.Both sunk by torpedos from subs and aircraft

He had an inflasted view of his own greatness - fine statesman had no business directing military affairs.Based on the 40+ books I've read on WW2 is where i found out about his foibles.He may have been what England needed in 40-41-42 after that his constant support of Montgomery after he sacked much better commanders cost the allies time and lives

I have no problem with Day's playcalling.He could recruit more big uglies 

He had an inflasted view of his own greatness - fine statesman had no business directing military affairs.Based on the 40+ books I've read on WW2 is where i found out about his foibles.He may have been what England needed in 40-41-42 after that his constant support of Montgomery after he sacked much better commanders cost the allies time and lives

I agree with this, but I would say it was more than just England. His refusal to cower before the Nazi war machine not only inspired the English (and Scots, Welsh, and Northern Irish) to keep up the fight, but also allowed the Allies time to gear up for winning the war. Better historians than me have speculated about what would have transpired if the UK had folded when other leaders would have recommended that, but my shorthand view is that the Reich would have cemented quite a hold on Europe with terrible consequences for humanity.

And that's my point--he was a great man for the time; he was the man the time required. I worry when people conflate that with an idealized man--one without flaws. He had flaws--deep ones. And the UK was probably correct to depose him in 1944 because by then his flaws had overtaken the utility of his stubborn will and masterful cheerleading. I won't forgive him his faults, but I nonetheless think he deserves his good reputation.