Comments by "" (@Iain1962) on "How World War II began in precisely the same way that the present war with Russia is now developing" video.

  1. I disagree, there are some similarities, but then don't most wars begin along these lines, a territorial dispute, a linguistic or religious or ideological affiliation. However Hitler was out for revenge, he had a plan from the moment he came to power, he started building a war machine immediately and everything he did was about building a massive military, from building roads and buildings, Cruise ships that could be converted to troop ships in a moment, tanks and guns and planes were designed and manufactured in secret, all Political moves were designed to advance the cause. War was the goal, Lebensraum the objective, but really it was all about avenging the defeat of 1918. I don't see this with Putin at all. It seems to me he was reticent to go to war, and he has been restrained, he has moved very slowly, indeed it seems to be WWI style trench warfare (with drones and satellites and sophisticated weaponry) rather than fast moving Panzer groups encircling and advancing at tremendous speed. IN WWII the lines in Russia would move hundreds of miles in a month, in Ukraine they have been fighting over a couple of km's for years. I am no fan of Putin, but I am also no fan of Zelensky, he's a bit of a dictator himself, and let's face it he's a puppet, he is entirely dependent on continued support from the West and to ensure that he has to do as he is told.Putin should not have invaded but there is more to all this than we know...that's for sure. It didn't start as a Proxy war, but it has turned into one, and of course it's the young men in both countries and the civilians on the front line who bear the brunt of it all.
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