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Entry: The Past Is Another Country--Counter-factual History and the Buchanan Controversy Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/the_past_is_another_country_counterfactual_history_and_the_buchanan_controv#29983 Post contents: It seems to me I hear over and over again fears that giving in to Hitler on Poland would only lead to a worse scenario later on but I do not feel that is any way supported. Regardless of what Hitler may have written at one time or other you still have to deal with a person in good faith until he proves he is otherwise untrustworthy. That Hitler's ambitions would have ended at Danzig we don't know but we do know that guaranteeing a war to Poland by France and England did in fact lead those two countries into war. The rest is all speculation. What is not speculation is that taking a wait and see approach would have been better. I believe the threat of the Soviets would have been all but eliminated and probably any threat that the Nazis posed as well had France and England not gotten involved when they did. The assumption of those who defend the guarantee that was given to Poland is that England and France could not have gotten involved in the war at a later date. There is simply nothing that supports this especially since we do know that Hitler would have certainly weakened his forces attacking the Soviets. Sent at: 2008 12 01