[jmacusa]

In 1940 America's army ranked 10th in the world, behind Belgium. And the majority of the American people were solidly isolationist, wanting no part of another war in Europe.

[dfwgator]

Although I suggest it was naïvete that we could just be the “Arsenal of Democracy”, without getting into the fight.

[Kevmo]

In 1940 America’s army ranked 10th in the world,
***It’s not about what you have, Mr. Insult, it’s about what you DO with what you have, especially when applying historical learnings to hindsight.

behind Belgium. And the majority of the American people were solidly isolationist, wanting no part of another war in Europe.
***So what we DID with what we had was NOTHING. And what you learned by applying the learnings of history to hindsight was NOTHING.