Quote Originally Posted by xsnaggle View Post
All things done in a far different society. He put the black and tans into Ireland to restore order, just as James callaghan put the army in years later. Their direct commanders failed to control them. I doubt he starved the indians. The indians have far more respect for him and for the British than you have, that's for sure. I know nothing about the Kurds. But I do know that when this country really needed someone to get a grip it was him that did it. If not for him left to the likes of Halifax you'd now be speaking German.
you look at everything through tainted glasses based on your own personal bias. It's nonsense
There is no excusing that behaviour, his out and out racism has nothing to do with the allies winning the war, we might even had won more handily if that South African General had taken over if Churchill had become incapacitated or died.