Selling out the Poles


Even if Major Pearman's message about the Russian double cross got through, the Allies had already sold out the Poles a long time before that. Even in the most dire days of the war, in fall of 1941 when the German's looked like they were going to take Moscow, FDR gave the Soviets a blank check for "lend-lease" (give to Reds with no reciprocity) materials and never made any sort of demands like a free Poland ante-bellum. This was contemptible cause at that point the Reds were totally desperate yet the Reds were more concerned about exterminating internal resistance and securing post war gains than fighting the Germans. Since the war stated over Poland and the Soviets were aggressors too then, the allies, especially FDR were living in a fantasy world if they expected Stalin was going to be just. Also, a Red soldier was just as likely to be shot by his side or left to die in a POW camp only to be condemned by Stalin as he was by German fire.

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