Comments by "Keit Hammleter" (@keithammleter3824) on "The King Welcomes Churchill Back as Prime Minister | The Crown (Jared Harris, John Lithgow)" video.

The key to understanding Churchill is to recognize he was absolutely ruthless. Didn't care a fig how many men died in war - his side or the enemy. Churchill met with Stalin several times to coordinate their forces in World War 2. They got on really well with each other, respected each other, and exchanged many letters. This was because each recognised himself in the other. The only difference was that Churchill was more constrained working within a democracy. Churchill thought of the former British colonies as obligated suppliers of cannon fodder to be used exclusively for the defence of Britain and not to be wasted defending their own lands. Churchill thought of war in terms of punishing the enemy's people, whereas the American saw war in terms of strategically wrecking the enemy's ability to fight.
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