re: #500 RealityBasedSteve

One thing that I haven’t seen as a contra-history is what if Hitler hadn’t gone into Europe, but instead looked east and made his first initial advance against Russia. What would be the response be? Tacit acceptance? I don’t see where the rest of Europe and the US jumping to Stalin’s aid would be on the table, and I have a hard time imagining them marching against Germany from the west. I know that the mutual pact between Japan and Germany makes it a non-player, but Germany could have negated or ignored that.

Just a curious thought on my part.

Well it did take how many years after Hitler started his shit before Japan forced us to get involved. Contrary to what too many power that were in the US wanted (was a lot of money was to be made by staying neutral).