Living On Obama Beach - Forbes.com: "Obama likes to talk about improbable journeys...For this D-Day anniversary... he spoke of 'the sheer improbability of this victory,' in which American, British and Canadian forces won a beachhead in 1944 on the French coast.
Actually, while the heroism of the Allied troops was astounding, their victory at Normandy was not improbable; it was the result of immense resources, sacrifice and will poured into retaking Europe and winning that war. For the 225 Rangers sent to scale the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc to take out German guns, the probability of any one man surviving was terrible; as Obama noted, only 90 survived. The success of their assault, however, was not merely a matter of luck, but of heroes willing take the colossal risks and pay the cost, so that some could get through."
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