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Originally Posted by Vexx
Short answer why they attacked is "oil fields in south USSR" ... the Germans hoped to get there, grab them and then negotiate a truce if they hadn't finished mopping up Britain. They had an unusually bad winter (mud) - or they quite probably would have succeeded even allowing for the time wasted in the Sealion operation.
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Greedy as it was, without enough hatred to blind itself, the Nazi would not attack the Soviet for any economic reason. First of all, Stalin would not negotiate. Secondly, even the Soviet itself was unable to utilize all of its resources in those accursed regions: the infrastructure was beyond horrid, the weather was so damn harsh.Thirdly, due to the first reason, it would be very likely that what they would build could not keep up with what the Soviet would destroy. And finally, there was abosulute ZERO chance for the Nazi to stand up against the Soviet in a prolonged war. Napaleon failed there,yet no body seemed to learn the lesson.
If you ask me, I'd say the Nazi had driven a horrible deal. And honestly, any half witted planner when comparing the size of Germany with that of the Soviet would say "lulz."
As for "news:" Bush never declared war on anybody. How can he say he was "unprepared for war." What war?