Obamessiah Changes History: Roosevelt Talked to Hitler?
Posted on May 7, 2008
The other side can label and name-call all they want, but I trust the American people to recognize that it is not surrender to end the war in Iraq so that we can rebuild our military and go after Al Qaida’s leaders.
I trust the American people to understand that it is not weakness, but wisdom to talk not just to our friends, but to our enemies, like Roosevelt did, and Kennedy did, and Truman did.
I’m particularly bemused by the references to FDR and Truman. Both men ended up having to conduct massive wars that outlasted their presidencies, and in FDR’s case in no small measure because Western nations insisted on talk rather than action. While we maintained diplomatic contact with Germany and Japan until Pearl Harbor, FDR did not meet with Hitler and Tojo. And that diplomatic contact didn’t stop war from coming; indeed, it make it much worse than it otherwise would have been, at least in Europe, had the US, UK, and France had taken the appropriate steps to disarm Hitler when he started his Versailles Treaty violations.
Truman met with Joseph Stalin during and after World War II, but that didn’t stop the Soviets from blockading West Berlin or ringing down an iron curtain across eastern Europe, enslaving those nations for almost 50 years. If Potsdam and Yalta are Obama’s idea of successful foreign policy, then he obviously hasn’t studied 20th century history. Talking with implacable tyrants leads to appeasement, which leads to either war or more implacability of the tyranny in question.
Yes, but liberals seem to confuse diplomacy and appeasement. Obama is running for appeaser in chief I guess. Obama wanting to cozy up with our enemies in one major problem I have with him. Isn’t one Jimmy Carter already one too many?
Either Obama is completely clueless about U.S. history, or he is deliberately trying to re-write it.
Alas, the Obamessiah has not the power to change history. We’re just looking at yet another example of his not knowing that the hell he’s talking about and hoping that we Americans are dumb enough to follow him no matter what. Thus far, it’s working in the MSM and among rich Democratic snobs. Whether it works on the rest of the Democratic party remains to be seen. Hopefully America is smart enough to recognize a con artist when they really see one.
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It’s been a while, but just wanted to let you know that I’ve updated my link to you. I was with the old one for YEARS as I wasn’t blogging regularly. By the way, I am “ticklebug”. You used to stop by my old blog a lot. I’ve moved. And I’m back into blogging again. Now, I just need to get a “Stop the ACLU” sign for my blog…. I’ve got a lot of catching up to do!
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Actually Amb. Joe Kennedy was rather fond of Hitler and thought Chamberlain got a great deal in 1938.
Obama and Joe’s son Teddy Kennedy are great friends.
Thanks Karen, I’ve added your blog.
Nice info Marvin, I have now learned something today.