11-30-2006, 10:08 PM
Quote:Internment of military personell and equipment by a neutral power is nothing new. Prevents the appearance they are taking one side or another in a conflict. And while the USSR was an active belligerent against Nazi Germany, it was officially neutral in regards of the conflict between the US and Japan until the very last month of the war.
Thanks for that info, that I did not know... yeh. Guess when the russkies got a hold of the B-29? Oh and btw, it's not that they held it for a while, no. They never gave it back, period.... and the several bombers after that one. Their new long range bomber was an exact copy of the B-29, btw... down to the accidental tiny hole on the wing and even the way it was painted from the inside. Anyway, you know what Stalin said when talking to the other thugs... err.. members of the Politburo when they were discussing the repercussions of this act? He said "You gotta treat your war allies the way you treat a woman. The more you beat them up, the more they love you."
Putin is definately a very smart guy. This is why he knows he can get away with this crap.
-A