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Comment by James Power on October 7, 2013 at 3:00pm

@ Ra.

Your mention of Churchill considering  violating Norwegian neutrality. reminds me of his intention to do the same to Ireland. In his speech after the war the Irish Prime Minister Eamon de Valera answered him with this--

 
Could he not find in his heart the generosity to acknowledge that there is a small nation that stood alone not for one year or two, but for several hundred years against aggression; that endured spoliation's, famines, massacres in endless succession; that was clubbed many times into insensibility, but that each time on returning consciousness took up the fight anew; a small nation that could never be got to accept defeat and has never surrendered her soul? Mr. Churchill is justly proud of his nation's perseverance against heavy odds. But we in this island are still prouder of our people's perseverance for freedom through all the centuries. We, of our time, have played our part in the perseverance, and we have pledged our selves to the dead generations who have preserved intact for us this glorious heritage, that we, too, will strive to be faithful to the end, and pass on this tradition unblemished.
Many a time in the past there appeared little hope except that hope to which Mr. Churchill referred, that by standing fast a time would come when, to quote his own words: "…the tyrant would make some ghastly mistake which would alter the whole balance of the struggle."
I sincerely trust, however, that it is not thus our ultimate unity and freedom will be achieved, though as a younger man I confess I prayed even for that, and indeed at times saw not other. In latter years, I have had a vision of a nobler and better ending, better for both our people and for the future of mankind. For that I have now been long working. I regret that it is not to this nobler purpose that Mr. Churchill is lending his hand rather than, by the abuse of a people who have done him no wrong, trying to find in a crisis like the present excuse for continuing the injustice of the mutilation of our country.
I sincerely hope that Mr. Churchill has not deliberately chosen the latter course but, if he has, however regretfully we may say it, we can only say, be it so.
Meanwhile, even as a partitioned small nation, we shall go on and strive to play our part in the world continuing unswervingly to work for the cause of true freedom and for peace and understanding."

Eamon de Valera who later became President of Ireland was born in New York. He died in 1975 at the age of 92 years.

 

Comment by scotty michele brown on August 26, 2013 at 3:23pm

That's my point. "WE" Americans don't want war, but we as a people take the blame for what our evil leaders do.

Comment by James Power on August 26, 2013 at 3:02pm

Quiet true Scotty, and then American's why they are hated ??

Comment by scotty michele brown on August 26, 2013 at 2:50pm

And the US government is about to do this to ANOTHER country while we "Americans" take the blame for it.