JD Vance is seen here embarassing himself showing that he does not know basic American WW2 history. Historically, WWII ended with the unconditional German surrender in May 1945 after Berlin's fall and Hitler's suicide, and
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Japan's capitulation in September 1945 after U.S. atomic b0mbs and Soviet invasion of Manchuria. Those who argue post-surrender terms occurred fail to understand that the core outcomes stemmed from total military defeat rather than bargaining.
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To suggest otherwise is ludicrous. The
Greatest Generation's soundly defeated our enemies and came home to parades and a heroes welcome.
This also shows how stupid our mainstream media is as there was no correction of JD Vance.
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Vance's false framing risks projecting weakness toward authoritarian regimes rather than emphasizing decisive military outcomes
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