“I think a lot of these guys here would have opposed Lend Lease.”
Have we actually become that uneducated in this country and no longer know the difference?
Lending:
1 a (1): to give for temporary use on condition that the same or its equivalent be returned.
(2): to put at another’s temporary disposal.
b: to let out (money) for temporary use on condition of repayment with interest.
Lease:
1: a contract by which one conveys real estate, equipment, or facilities for a specified term and for a specified rent.
2: a piece of land or property that is leased.
3: a continuance or opportunity for continuance.
GIVE:
1: to make a present of.
2 a: to grant or bestow by formal action.
b: to accord or yield to another.
3 a: to put into the possession of another for his or her use.
b: to administer as a sacrament.
Do you want to checkout how much the UK paid back? And when you go there limit yourself to the 1941 calendar year, as anything afterwards can be considered aid to an ally. I think you will find repayment or return was not expected, bt the Roosevelt admin or by the isolation isms who opposed it.
Was lend lease money paid back?
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Yes, the lend-lease money provided by the United States during World War II was eventually paid back by the recipient countries, though the repayment process took many years and was complicated.
The United Kingdom repaid its lend-lease debt in full, with the final installment paid on December 29, 2006, over 60 years after the end of the war.
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The Soviet Union was initially reluctant to repay its lend-lease debt after the war due to the onset of the Cold War. However, in 1972, the USSR agreed to pay $722 million to settle the outstanding debt, which was about a quarter of the original amount owed when adjusted for inflation. The final payment was made by the Russian Federation after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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