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imho more tact would have smoothened things out as far as the political blowback goes, but that simply isn't the Russian way, so from a Russian pov it was the only 'true' way of fulfilling their aim... I see where you're coming from-- Crimea should not have left Russia in the first place imo. A lot of territorial mistakes were made following WW1 and 2. The Near-East is admittedly what it is in part because of our misguided pencil exercises.
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Commander of Strategic Air Command (1948-1957)
Quotes from the Wiki article about LeMay.
Robert McNamara (U.S. Secretary of Defense in the 1960's) described LeMay's character, in a discussion of a report into high abort rates in bomber missions during World War II:
One of the commanders was Curtis LeMay—Colonel in command of a B-24 [sic] group. He was the finest combat commander of any service I came across in war. But he was extraordinarily belligerent, many thought brutal. He got the report. He issued an order. He said, 'I will be in the lead plane on every mission. Any plane that takes off will go over the target, or the crew will be court-martialed.' The abort rate dropped overnight. Now that's the kind of commander he was.When his crews were not flying missions, they were subjected to relentless training, as he believed that training was the key to saving their lives. Throughout his career, LeMay was widely and fondly known among his troops as "Old Iron Pants," and the "Big Cigar".General LeMay was instrumental in SAC (Strategic Air Command)'s acquisition of a large fleet of new strategic bombers, establishment of a vast aerial refueling system, the formation of many new units and bases, development of a strategic ballistic missile force, and establishment of a strict command and control system with an unprecedented readiness capability. All of this was protected by a greatly enhanced and modernized security force, the Strategic Air Command Elite Guard.
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