When I signed up to Churchill Chat I was not expecting this! But it is very interesting and sense evoking. I do not know what was written and by whom but it goes wthout saying that sadly war has innocent casualties. It always has and it still does today. It seems futile finger pointing when all is considered and the arguement is a typical example of why war might break out in the first place. Shaney
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 19:26:47 -0800 From: [email protected] Subject: [ChurchillChat] Finest Hour - Action This Day To: [email protected] Mr. McMenahim's article states "Only six years later, German civilians were dying of starvation as a consequence of the British fleet's successful blockade of German ports." as though that was something heinous. Excuse me, Mr. McMenahim, but we are talking about war. Those of us who have been in combat and have seen the "fall of shot and shell" have no illusions. Perhaps the continuation of the blockade after the Armistice is debatable - and there are certainly arguments on either side - but the blockade before that was perfectly proper. War is very nasty, and properly so. The British blockade was completely proper and the German civilian suffering was just would should occur in modern war. Sure am sorry 'bout that. I don't like war any more than you do, but at least, having been there, I don't have any illusions about it. Jonathan Hayes -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en.
