Sarah Paine

Europe has been leveled and there's this absolute fear that the communists are gonna move into Europe, which actually counts for Western economies in those days.

The Italian and French communist parties were incredibly strong.

So all the focus of limited resources is gonna make sure that Europe settles out.

And we don't have infinite resources.

But you can't solve all these things.

There are things that are not feasible.

Maybe you're right.

But anyway, you've got my take on it.

And you've got, I can't prove I'm right.

That would be my take.

I don't know that it may, it's just not politically feasible.

I mean, talk about it.

You wanna go put yourself back in those days.

You've already done a three year tour in World War II because in those days you started serving whenever it was in the war and you weren't coming home until the war was over.

It was none of this nine month tours, a year tour here and there.

You're there for the duration.

So you get home.

And then you're told, go make nice to the Chinese and go get yourself killed there.

How is that going to fly in your family?

Probably poorly.