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Angwen:
I know it isn't Europe but the U.S played an important role in this centuary.

And then there is the fact that I love politics.

So do you think that Wilson was a good president?

Do you think his wife controlled the government when he was sick?

I remember this quote."I am praying for you,Mr.President." He sneered."Which way?"

Mostly what I think is that he had some great idea but A.US entered war to late.
B.Republicans.Isolationists.Big Business profitting because of the damage done to the European market.
C.He was dying.

David_Pritchard:
Unless this discussion is tied in with Russia, I suppose it would be off topic. Let us see what we can do about that.

I have always felt very strongly that President Wilson meant to do what he felt was in the best interests of the United States. That written, he was a dreamer and an idealist who unfortunately presided over the United States during a very dangerous time in history. Our late involvement in the Great War was contrived at best, the construction of the Lusitania was partialy financed by the British government under the written agreement that in time of war, the Lusitania (and her sister ship the Mauratania) would serve the purposes of the Royal Navy. We should have been angry at the British for loading the ship with American civillians and munitions rather than declaring war on Germany for sinking a British naval vessel disguised as an ocean liner.

I would have prefered either William Howard Taft or Theodore Roosevelt in the office of president during and after the Great War period. Interestingly, a President Roosevelt in office at the time of the Bolshevik revolution might have done more to combat this menace than President Wilson, keeping in mind the fact that President Roosevelt had negotiated the end of the Russo-Japanese war in 1905, and his greater familiarity with the Russians might have caused him to commit more US troops and resources against the Bolsheviks than President Wilson did.

As for Mrs. Wilson secretly running the US government while her husband was dying, simply outrageous! Others must have felt even morestrongly than I because the US Constitution was changed because of her deception.

David

gleb:

--- Quote ---I know it isn't Europe but the U.S played an important role in this centuary.

And then there is the fact that I love politics.

So do you think that Wilson was a good president?

Do you think his wife controlled the government when he was sick?

I remember this quote."I am praying for you,Mr.President." He sneered."Which way?"

Mostly what I think is that he had some great idea but A.US entered war to late.
B.Republicans.Isolationists.Big Business profitting because of the damage done to the European market.
C.He was dying.
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Please,
I respect your interests, but this is not absolutely the right place to talk about these things!

There are no relations either to Imperial Russia or to this Thread in particular.

This is my opinion

Martyn:

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Please,
 I respect your interests, but this is not absolutely the right place to talk about these things!

There are no relations either to Imperial Russia or to this Thread in particular.

This is my opinion


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If you don't mind, the FA and I will be the judge of that.

In his previous post, David made the effort to link this subject in with Russia at the time of the Revolution, which gives the topic some validity as long as the discussion proceeds along these lines.

Please attempt to keep this discussion linked to Russia and the Romanovs, otherwise its existence will be difficult to justify.

gleb:

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If you don't mind, the FA and I will be the judge of that.

In his previous post, David made the effort to link this subject in with Russia at the time of the Revolution, which gives the topic some validity as long as the discussion proceeds along these lines.

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Of course you are the one who decides, but I did not gave an order, I just said my opinion, Angwen does what she likes.

To me starting a new thread about wilson, his wife... is off topic.

Again this is what I think.

Gleb

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