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2024-03-11 23:21:06 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E90195E1DD7EF3D12D51AB31BDB92FDFAA2CB848A1F31B525574912CB45828CD
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Common misconception, but George Patton wasn't referring to Russia or Ukraine when he spoke about fighting the wrong enemy. He was referencing the Soviet Union (USSR) during World War II. According to the 1987 book 'Cannon fodder: growing up for Vietnam' the exact quote is: https://books.google.co.ma/books?redir_esc=y&id=32DxAAAAMAAJ&dq=patton+bastards+%22wrong+enemy%22&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=We+may+have+been+fighting+the+wrong+enemy+%28Germany%29+all+along.+But+while+we%27re+here+%28on+the+Soviet+border%29%2C+we+should+go+after+the+bastards+now%2C+%27cause+we%27re+gonna+have+to+fight+%27em+eventually.
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