>> > > I'm sick of this statement from USians: the US did not pull Europe's arse > out of the fire in the first or second world war. It joined late in both > wars when the war was already in its sodding endgame. If the US hadn't > been involved there would have been a similar result, it just would've > taken a tad longer and the Russians would've had more influence over the > rest of Europe.
Except for that "little longer" part and the Russian influence part - yeah - how bad could it have been? As for what the US did for Europe? Two words: Marshall Plan Two more: You're welcome. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.