Quote Originally Posted by Vuk View Post
Actually, it is General Douglas McArthur suggested, and he enjoyed a great deal of popularity amongst the American people. (so much in fact that if he had run for President, he almost definately would have won)
You are right, nations are not inexhaustable, which is exactly why it would be possible. The US had been drained far less than any country in the war. Russia and China esp had been bled almost dry. It would not have taken a lot to make either of them fall, and we would have been able to rely on the support of friendly nationals whose country we would have been freeing. (esp in the case of China, but also very much in the case of Russia)
Also, when we were done, Europe would have been bled even whiter than it ended up being, Russia would take a century to recover. China would be weak, but not having a communist government, it would soon become a strong ally. The two world super-powers would have been the US and China, both would be on the same side for at least a few decades, and the US would be the strongest by far.
Why would China be a strong ally?

Anyway, had your plan failed Russia would have rolled all the way to the Norman coast, and you're be utterly screwed.