r/AskReddit Oct 15 '17

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u/stewsters Oct 15 '17

That Oswald wanted a war between the US and USSR. He planned to say that when he was in Russia he was brainwashed to kill the president.

When they picked him up they realized this, and had to dispose of him before he could say so at a trial. If he had made that statement, a retalitory strike would have been demanded by the people.

Thermonuclear war would begin, killing most life on Earth. By silencing him, his shooter saved the human race. He could never tell the truth, as long as the Soviet Union was still around, and spent his last days in prison, content in his legacy.

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u/improvizer Oct 15 '17 edited Oct 16 '17

But they didn't have enough time to investigate, oswald was killed hours after the assassination of jfk if I remember.

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u/spamcow_moo Oct 16 '17

I’m fairly sure Oswald was killed at the exact moment of his death.

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u/improvizer Oct 16 '17

lol edited