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To: tallhappy

We hardly "liberated" China.

One of the reasons Truman decided to use the Atomic bomb was because fully 3/4 of the Japanese Army was stationed in China and it's enviorns, left completely unfought, and with relatively easy passage back to the Japanese main islands.

China's role in the Second World War is hugely misunderstood, particularly by the Chinese themselves. The Chinese Nationalists and Communists spent more time fighting each other than they did the Japanese (when they DID decide to fight), and many Chinese simply collaborated, taking a page from the French playbook.

China's great value was not as a fighting ally of the United States, but as a sponge soaking up Japanese troops and equipment that would have been used against us elsewhere.


15 posted on 12/17/2005 7:12:56 PM PST by Wombat101 (Islam: Turning everything it touches to Shi'ite since 632 AD...)
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To: Wombat101

"We hardly "liberated" China."

Sure we did. When Japan lost, they had to withdraw their troops from China.

"left completely unfought"

I think those who fought and died with Chiang and Claire Chennault would take strong exception to that.


31 posted on 12/17/2005 8:04:19 PM PST by dsc (‚³‚æ‚­‚µ‚ñ‚¶‚Ü‚¦)
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