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To: mass55th

“Hitler declared war on the U.S. within hours of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. In turn, the U.S. declared war on both Japan and Germany. There’s no choosing sides when a country declares war against you first.”

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A little history.
America chose UK loooong before America was at war with Hitler.
The liberty ships shipped loads of weaponry to England to help it defend itself against socialist Germany - BEFORE the war started.
Just like America does now: as it sends a lot of weaponry to Ukraine to help it fend off new-soviet Russian agression.


39 posted on 06/15/2024 10:20:29 PM PDT by USA-FRANCE
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To: USA-FRANCE
"America chose UK loooong before America was at war with Hitler."

Churchill had been begging the U.S. to join the war for several years. Instead FDR offered the lend-lease program at the end of October 1941, and didn't commit to joining the war until we were attacked by Japan, and Hitler declared war on the U.S. Had we not been attacked, and Hitler hadn't declared war on the U.S., this country may have never gone to war in Europe. England declared war on Germany in September 1939, two years before FDR even offered the lend-lease program.

You should worry more about who your country capitulated to in WWII, than who the U.S. sided with.

46 posted on 06/15/2024 10:42:38 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: USA-FRANCE; Widget Jr; Williams; Chad C. Mulligan; PIF; BroJoeK; blitz128; MeganC; tlozo; ...

The war started in Europe in 1939. US entered this war in December 1941. The battle started around 1936 in Spain as Germany and Russia tested their weapons of war for their future needs/plans. People from other countries took part as well. Hemingway wrote about his experiences in Spain. President Kennedy’s brother was killed helping Britain before Dec. 1941.


144 posted on 06/17/2024 10:01:04 AM PDT by gleeaikin ( Question authorityan you provide links)
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