manu1959
Left Coast Isolationist
BaronVonBigmeat said:WWII was a continuation of WWI but it didn't have to happen. The allies were in complete control and were able to dictate the exact terms they wanted; therefore I'd say that the lion's share of blame goes to the allies. To punish the people of a country with perpetual poverty because of the actions of their leaders--leader who have been defeated and ousted from power--is irresponsible. To expect that they will vote for tame, nonmilitant regimes is naive.
At any rate, you can't really point at 1930's Britain and say, "Ah ha! If they'd been real hardasses, Hitler could have been taken out early on!". When in fact you can look just a little further back and see that it was Britain's hardline Versailles treaty which was the foundation of Hitler's rise.
so you blame the treaty not those that chose to use the treaty as an excuse