As an early boomer, I heard this discussed often by the "grownups" during the early 50s. I didn't understand it at the time but I do remember it. The men (all either WWI or WWII vets) concurred with Patton, et al.
> > >When the U.S. was flying nuclear bombs to the borders of the USSR and > >then turning back at the last minute during the late '40s, General Curt > >LeMay said we should keep right on going to Russian targets and nuke > >the communists back to the stone age. > >I wonder what the world would be like nowadays if someone had given > >that command? > >Gerry > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com