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Originally Posted by RedFoxRick
We have been in France and Belgium for 6 Weeks and have encountered only hospitality from everyone. There is no dislike for courteous Americans. They are truly friendly and helpful to us. Unfortunately, many we spoke with have decided not to visit the USA for a couple of years and are really scared to do so as a non-citizen. It really is a shame. Also - we visited Normandy and it was truly amazing how the US, Brits and Canadians worked together to push the Germans out of France - it was a team effort for sure. However, a bit of a history lesson, it actually was the Russians at the Battle of Stalingrad that “saved their butts”, as the Battle of Stalingrad was truly the turning point for the war in the European theatre.
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Actually it was US manufacturing and the Lend-Lease Act (1941) that saved Stalin from total defeat. Yes, many US and other western allied soldiers lives were saved but about 650 million people outside of Russia had to live under communism for several decades.
Great Leap Forward (1958–1962)
Aimed to rapidly industrialize China and collectivize agriculture
Led to the worst famine in human history
Estimated deaths: 15–45 million
But it is ironic that several decades later it was the West's foolish obsession of expanding NATO to the borders of Russia that caused the present day war in Ukraine. Some lessons are never learned.