Re: How many history books cite Winnie as War Criminal?

[Carrol Cox <cbcox@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Devine, James" wrote:
>
> Of course, Churchill isn't cited as the
> war criminal and racist that he was because
> (1) his last stint as PM involved a war against
> a generally-accepted bad guy; and (2) he won.
> Blair & Bush may not win, while it's possible
> that they could become generally accepted as bad
> guys.
> -- Jimmy D.

And since Bush & Blair's crimes so vividly echo the particular ones of
Churchill, the net result may be that Churchill's fame takes a turn for
the worse also.  He may yet be remembered more for his use of poison gas
in Iraq than from his role in the Great Patriotic War.

Carrol