Yes, I do. Because WWII was impossible without someone like Hitler. A German revanchist war over Danzig would have been likely, and the Weimar Republic was re-arming with the aid of the Soviet Union anyway. But it took a man of Hitler's charisma to make the nightmare that was WWII feasible.
I would note that I don't believe that the Carter Administration was capable of leading the USSR by the nose *into* Afghanistan but I certainly believe that several US Administrations chose to prolong the war so as to weaken our rival imperialistic power. And that's my point-the Soviet and US militaries were very close in their military organization and firepower, and at the time of the Soviet invasion the Soviet military was actually at its peak of power and strength next to the US one.
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Date: 6/4/10 18:35 (UTC)I would note that I don't believe that the Carter Administration was capable of leading the USSR by the nose *into* Afghanistan but I certainly believe that several US Administrations chose to prolong the war so as to weaken our rival imperialistic power. And that's my point-the Soviet and US militaries were very close in their military organization and firepower, and at the time of the Soviet invasion the Soviet military was actually at its peak of power and strength next to the US one.