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RE: Soviet Army was much bigger than the Allied Army...

Posted by jamesgarvin on June 25, 2007 at 15:47:27:
"And yes, the Soviet's did have an Air Force which played a large role in decimating the Luftwaffe."

I'd like to see your facts on this. I believe the Luftwaffe was generated decimated from Germany's failed assault on England, and by the U.S. after France was liberated. Czeh pilots escaped to England to fight for the Royal Air Force. I would imagine if the Soviet Union had such a lethal Air Force, they would have saved themselves some travel time and left for the Soviet Union rather than England.

"Keep in mind the Hiroshima bombs were little kiloton affairs (if that) which would be considered "tactical" nukes in modern parlance."

We are not discussing "modern parlance." They were strong enough to cause Japan to surrender. Would several million deaths, or potential deaths, have cause Stalin to decide that maintaining control over the Eastern Block countries was not worth the potential cost to Soviet lives, given that they were incapable of delivering a similar blow? We'll never know because Truman never played the card. And millions suffered.

"I think it could have been a magnificent fight but the ending might have been a Soviet-dominated Europe"

If Stalin thought he could do the job, he would have done so. You may be more sure of the Soviets ability than they were.