And don't forget that until Hitler attacked Stalin's USSR, they had a non-aggression pact that made them erstwhile allies. The problem was quite simple. The world simply wasn't big enough for both Hitler & Stalin. National and universal socialism just don't get along well.
And until that time, the American left opposed America getting involved in any way.
Mark
16 posted on 05/08/2015 10:19:41 PM PDT by MarkL
(Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)