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Churchill was correct in that instead of the Normandy invasion we should have continued up from Italy and Greece thru "the soft underbelly of Europe." This would have cut off the Soviets from Eastern Europe - denying Stalin all the power conquering them brought, honored our promises to those nations to be liberated rather than shifting from Nazi subjugation and occupation to Soviet subjugation and occupation - and probably saved a millions of lives including American lives.
There was NO morality or military purpose it fighting across all of Western Europe for the purpose of giving Eastern Europe to Stalin. The USA betrayed and screwed Poland and Eastern Europe in collusion with Stalin.
How exactly is that the soft underbelly of Europe? The ****ing Alps are in the way. Monte Cassino? There is a lot more distance to cover and much of it unfavourable terrain, when compared to landing at Normandy. And anyone who has studied World War II should be able to tell you the Allies had a habit of vastly overestimating their abilities.