Unstoppable Force Quotes
Half of Pakistan was undone when the corrupt and incompetent government neglected half of Pakistan which then revolted and became the independent nation of Bangladesh. The reminder of Pakistan has been in a constant state of civil war between the Islamic Fundamentalist Terrorists who oppose a democratic state and the majority of Pakistan which does. The result is a Pakistan Government which is very weak, and a military that is strong enough to intimidate the civilian government, but not willing to take on the terrorists who kill Pakistanis almost every day.
Stalingrad was the bloodiest battle in human history with over 2 million casualties, many produced by Hitler’s order. The Germans were bogged down, could not take Stalingrad, the Russian Winter was closing in on them, the Germans were not equipped or dressed for the winter, and the Luftwaffe had not been able to resupply the armies who were out of food and ammunition. Paulus requested permission to surrender the army and received this response. Shortly thereafter, he disobeyed orders and surrendered what remained of the German forces who by that time were in terrible shape. Professional military men have criticized the Field Marshall for not having surrendered much earlier and saved so many of his men.
After the first atomic bomb test, the day before the Potsdam Conference began:
A week later he was assassinated in a French-backed coup.
