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Originally Posted by pj67coll
"The Nazi's" had nothing to do with it. It was exclusively driven by Hitler's thoughts and he absolutely wanted war. Not necessarily what he actually go in 39 which was something of a shock to him, but there is no doubt he expected war with England and eventually probably America down the road. Russia was a given as well.
- Peter.
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I don't really get the distinction between Hitler and "The Nazis", and it certainly wasn't my intent to deny his ultimate responsibility as leader of the Third Reich.
But, I also can't accept that Hitler was the only obstacle to peace in 1939. Perhaps you can explain to me why England and France, when declaring war on Germany, did not simultaneously declare war on the Soviet Union when it took the other half of Poland in 1939?
And what role did Lend Lease play in seeing that "eventually probably" (Germany would be at war with America), became more like a certainty?