Eisenhower's statement written on this day, 74 years ago, in case the D-Day landing failed.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Gen. Eisenhower's statement written on the afternoon of this day, 74 years ago, in case the D-Day landing failed.

Link to tweet

[MyOwnPeace]

1. Can you imagine............

how many people "General Trump" would be blaming were he to be in such a losing situation?

[jayschool2013]

3. Twitler's message

"The unconstitooshunal Works 'Progress'(?) Adminstrashun has so weekend american Values that our troops are now a laffingstalk. Week Dems and Crooked FDR to blame for failed invasion of France. Who knew there'd be Germans waiting?"

[MyOwnPeace]

4. Are you

the writer of IQ45's tweets now?

[comradebillyboy]

2. One of my favorite physics professors was an Army meterologist

involved in the D-Day weather forecasts. After the war he went to Harvard on the GI Bill for his BS, MS and PhD. The Vietnam era GI Bill helped pay for my MS.

When I was growing up in an Army family in the 50s I viewed Ike as a godlike figure. I have always held him in the highest regard.

[zipplewrath]

5. Probably a bit high

But I couldn't imagine what kind of pressure he was under that day. The planning went on forever, and much of it was predicting an even worse outcome that occurred. It must have been awful to think everyday about what you were going to order men to do that. day.