Then:The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer pages 471-475
HITLER'S REPLY TO ROOSEVELT (must be registered w/Amazon to view page)
Hitler got to the core of his answer to the President's request that he give assurances not to attack any of thirty-one nations.
"How has Mr. Roosevelt learned which nations consider themselves threatened by German policy and which to not? Or is Mr. Roosevelt in a position, in spite of the enormous amount of work which must rest upon him in his own country, to recognize of his own accord all these inner spiritual and mental impressions of other peoples and their governments?
Finally, Mr. Roosevelt asks that assurances be given him that the German armed forces will not attack, and above all, not invade the territory or possessions of the following independent nations ..."
Hitler then read out slowly the name of each country and as he intoned the names, I remember, the laughter in the Reichstag grew.
Now:
George W. Bush's State of the Union Address of 20 January 2004
"Some critics have said our duties in Iraq must be internationalized. This particular criticism is hard to explain to our partners in Britain, Australia, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Thailand, Italy, Spain, Poland, Denmark, Hungary, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, the Netherlands, (cheering) Norway, El Salvador, and the 17 other countries that have committed troops to Iraq. "
lame comparison... equally as lame as GW's pathetic attempt to make up for lack of UN support. but what's with the Bush/Hitler stuff? so they both listed countries. In different contexts. Hitler and Bush both wore socks too!
