“They forget or don’t care to know the significance of the Straits of Malacca to our allies.”
A few years ago, I was panning around the globe in Google Earth...and I spotted the Straits of Malacca. Numerous ships were evident in the photo, and I wondered what on earth this was, and why were there so many ships. A little research, and I learned about its importance.
Not once in school (high school or college) had I ever heard a word about the Strait of Malacca.
Those straits control the majority of sea movement around Southeast Asia. Most everyone above the rank of Lieutenant in the naval services know their significance. So did the Soviets.
Meanwhile, the Leftists really worked their hearts out to get the enemy side a victory by re-casting their work as “anti war” instead of “pro-enemy”. The American leadership of the two main leftist fronts (the People’s Coalition for Peace and Justice (CPUSA) and the New Mobe (SWP)) worked directly with Hanoi and Moscow and Beijing to develop and direct the propaganda and schedules for demonstrations and other disruptive activities.
Bottom line: how the heck would our country have reacted if we had pro-Nazi or pro-Japanese groups supporting the enemy, complete with communications, funding, etc. actively during WW II?