James Holland

The Russians have reached out to Britain and France and said, come on over, let's negotiate, let's see what we can do. And there is just no stomach for that at all. I mean, if ever there is, I think, a mistake, Britain and France should have been a bit more into real politics than they were. It's such an opportunity.

The Russians have reached out to Britain and France and said, come on over, let's negotiate, let's see what we can do. And there is just no stomach for that at all. I mean, if ever there is, I think, a mistake, Britain and France should have been a bit more into real politics than they were. It's such an opportunity.

And there is just no stomach for that at all.

I mean, if ever there is, I think, a mistake, Britain and France should have been a bit more into real politics than they were.

It's such an opportunity.

to ensure that, to snooker the Third Reich and they don't take it because, you know, in many ways they see the westward spread of communism in exactly the same way that the Nazis see the threat of the westward spread of communism as something that's every bit as repellent as Nazism and they don't want to be getting into bed with these guys.

to ensure that, to snooker the Third Reich and they don't take it because, you know, in many ways they see the westward spread of communism in exactly the same way that the Nazis see the threat of the westward spread of communism as something that's every bit as repellent as Nazism and they don't want to be getting into bed with these guys. Of course,

to ensure that, to snooker the Third Reich and they don't take it because, you know, in many ways they see the westward spread of communism in exactly the same way that the Nazis see the threat of the westward spread of communism as something that's every bit as repellent as Nazism and they don't want to be getting into bed with these guys. Of course,

to ensure that, to snooker the Third Reich and they don't take it because, you know, in many ways they see the westward spread of communism in exactly the same way that the Nazis see the threat of the westward spread of communism as something that's every bit as repellent as Nazism and they don't want to be getting into bed with these guys. Of course,

Of course,

They kind of have to kind of change tack on that one in summer of 1941 in very quick order.

They kind of have to kind of change tack on that one in summer of 1941 in very quick order. And that's the whole point about Churchill appeasing Stalin. I mean, you know, it's all very well people saying, well, you know, Churchill wouldn't have appeased Hitler in the 1930s. But he does appease. He appeases all the time. And... They missed that opportunity.

They kind of have to kind of change tack on that one in summer of 1941 in very quick order. And that's the whole point about Churchill appeasing Stalin. I mean, you know, it's all very well people saying, well, you know, Churchill wouldn't have appeased Hitler in the 1930s. But he does appease. He appeases all the time. And... They missed that opportunity.

They kind of have to kind of change tack on that one in summer of 1941 in very quick order. And that's the whole point about Churchill appeasing Stalin. I mean, you know, it's all very well people saying, well, you know, Churchill wouldn't have appeased Hitler in the 1930s. But he does appease. He appeases all the time. And... They missed that opportunity.

And that's the whole point about Churchill appeasing Stalin.

I mean, you know, it's all very well people saying, well, you know, Churchill wouldn't have appeased Hitler in the 1930s.

But he does appease.

He appeases all the time.

They missed that opportunity.

And the French and British delegation is third-tier commanders, generals going over. It's a shit show. I mean, excuse my French, but I mean, it's a nonsense. They're not ready for it. They're not prepared. The British guy, Admiral Drax, doesn't have any authority. The whole thing's a complete joke. It's never going to get anywhere.