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Bring_Back_Shantz · 12-07-2006, 11:16 AM

Well, we might not be speaking German, but you can bet that things would have been much different. In fact there's probably a good chance that Russia would have eventually overrun German on it's own (mostly due to attrition). Think what happens then? US never really has a rush to invent the nuclear bomb. Russia ends up with all the good rocket technology from Germany. Seems the Cold war could have been much different with all of Europe under Soviet control and the US far behind the times in terms of miliary equipement.

But who's to say. Either way, it does bug me when people in the US refer to WWII as going from 1941-45. Just because you weren't in it doesn't mean it wasn't happening. Just because you didn't go to the Olympics in 1980 doesn't mean they didn't happen. Same rule applies here.

12-07-2006, 11:16 AM	#18
Bring_Back_Shantz Franchise Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In my office, at the Ministry of Awesome! Exp:	Well, we might not be speaking German, but you can bet that things would have been much different. In fact there's probably a good chance that Russia would have eventually overrun German on it's own (mostly due to attrition). Think what happens then? US never really has a rush to invent the nuclear bomb. Russia ends up with all the good rocket technology from Germany. Seems the Cold war could have been much different with all of Europe under Soviet control and the US far behind the times in terms of miliary equipement. But who's to say. Either way, it does bug me when people in the US refer to WWII as going from 1941-45. Just because you weren't in it doesn't mean it wasn't happening. Just because you didn't go to the Olympics in 1980 doesn't mean they didn't happen. Same rule applies here. __________________ THE SHANTZ WILL RISE AGAIN. <-----Check the Badge bitches. You want some Awesome, you come to me!