‘Change “Lincoln” to “Roosevelt” and would you say the same about World War II?’
World War II is generally recognized to have started September 1, 1939. I’d say Roosevelt got into WWII two years after it started. He didn’t exactly rush into it.
No, but after Pearl Harbor would you have suggested that Roosevelt could have imposed economic sanctions without immediate war. Roosevelt could have worked with the international community to mediate a peaceful resolution to the disputes without immediate war. Roosevelt could have ordered the naval blockade of the Japan without an immediate land war. Roosevelt could have negotiated with the Japanese without an immediate war. There were several steps Roosevelt could have taken to avoid an immediate war. I mean, if he wanted to avoid an immediate war and all.