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Originally Posted by Charge_7 I seriously doubt Churchill said anything of the kind. If anything, he was critcized for being too pro-American by some Brits. I'd like to see you show some proof of that "quote".
As to inaccuracy of fire, happens all too often in war it's true. Americans, however, are no more given to it than any other nation. For every incident you can find of American friendly fire, I can find them for other nations as well. |
i'm not saying they are or not...what i am saying is that there is a PERCEPTION of it....and that this may even go all the way back to Nazi propaganda.
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well you were right charge, it wasn't winston churchil that said it, it was actually patton talking about the french...i had read a modifcation of this existing statement;
General George Patton, a great general known to be a little pompous himself, said
he would rather have a battalion of Germans in front of him than a battalion of French behind him.
which really only goes to proove my point about the PERCEPTION of americans & friendly fire
but here is one by winston that made me chuckle;
"The Americans will always do the right thing... After they've exhausted all the alternatives."
- Winston Churchill