Well, they (Russians) mighta took that “give me 10 days and I’ll start a war with them bastards we can win” thing very seriously.
General George S. Patton was assassinated to silence his criticism of allied war leaders..
UK Telegraph ^ | 20 Dec 2008 | Tim Shipman
Posted on Thursday, March 20, 2014 8:53:00 AM by KeyLargo
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If he said it he was foolish. The US and the Brits would have had a very very tough time dealing with the Reds. Their armies were far more numerous, had a greater %age of combat troops who did what they were told and were not understandably adding up their points so they could go home, had a large air force skilled at ground support, did not have a populace that wanted to return to normal and that had the political power to demand that of its leaders. Patton understood war and he no doubt understood the impossibility of a successful was against the Soviets short of using the A Bomb.So while he completely and justifiably mistrusted the Reds I really doubt he believed in continuing the war by attacking them.
I've heard this theory put forth previously, and it wasn't the russkies, but our side that took him out, because they felt he was a loose cannon.