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Entry: Say It Loud: Isolationist-Proud! Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/say_it_loud_isolationist_and_proud#14287 Post contents: Very good piece by mr LaTulippe. How rare to read an American observer who does not push the Hollywood version of WWII, in which the US takes on Hitler and liberates Europe, while provided airstrips by the Brits. Of course, for a Finn it is not to praise the Red Army, who cost us 95,000 of our finest to hold back. Still, Stalin´s army was the one to grind down the Wehrmacht, tying up 3/4 of it´s forces. Minor quibble: Hitler would have had to launch an attack on the Russians in any case, since Stalin was gearing up to do the same on him, and Hitler was nothing if not pre-emptive. Had the US not entered the war, the Brits might not have had the strength to challenge Hitler on the continent, and the war in the East would have been even bloodier. Who would have been exhausted first, is anybody's guess. There never was a happy end in sight for WWII in Europe. The American presence in Europe during the Cold war is still a success, and this interventionism has served us all well. Containment is not a glorious struggle with lots of medals, but it keeps people and nations alive, and comes at a reasonable price. Sent at: 2008 11 21