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Entry: A Few More Thoughts Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/a_few_more_thoughts1#4133 Post contents: Paleocons were opposed to Hitler in their ideas? That is true. But Hitler did not fight with ideas but with tanks. The one who sent tanks was FDR, while paleocons thought that by saying how much they disapproved of him, he would stop doing what he was doing. FDR was the lesser evil, and they are unwilling to concende it, nor will they concede that when you refuse to choose the lesser evil you end up choosing the greater Isolationists then had a case. But now, knowing what we know, there is no much point in deprecating Hitler and deprecating the people who did something to stop him. Did they expect a white knigth, a Sir Galahad with nothing but virtues to appear out of nowhere? Those are in short supply in this world and you must take what you can get. And, how many times do I have to repeat this? FDR did not go to war on the side of Stalin. He went on the side of Churchill. Stalin would have been quite happy to stay neutral or Hitler's ally if Hitler had not invaded him. But once Stalin was in, they reckoned that this was not the time to get picky about allies (there is no supermarket where you can pick and choose your allies, you grab what you can get). In a perfect world there would be pure knights of impeccable conservative and christian doctrine to carry the fight against the likes of Hitler. But in a perfect world there would be no Hitler either. Sent at: 2008 09 07