Another Kennedy Warns Against US Involvement In Foreign Conflict

CNS News ^ | September 27, 2002 | Jim Burns

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Joseph P. Kennedy, the U.S. ambassador to Great Britain and Senator [Esward] Kennedy's father, was awed by the strength of the Nazi military machine. Like most Americans in 1938, he believed the world's democracies had to co-exist with the Nazis.

"The horns of the dilemma are economic chaos and war and any step to prevent either of these is worthwhile taking," Joseph Kennedy was quoted as saying at the time.

He further angered the British and many Americans by predicting in a newspaper interview, which he thought was mostly off the record, that democracy was finished in Britain and perhaps in the United States.

The remarks caused British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to call Kennedy "a defeatist, an appeaser, pro-Hitler." He also felt that Kennedy should be discredited.

In February of 1941, the elder Kennedy submitted his resignation to President Franklin D. Roosevelt as ambassador and thus ended any hopes of a political career. ...

Kennedy, until his dying day, held a grudge against President Franklin D. Roosevelt for getting America involved in World War II. He blamed FDR for the death of his oldest son, Joseph who died during an air mission in Europe.

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Lest people forget examples of the former Kennedy non-interventionist foreign policy.

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[Unam Sanctam]

Why is the Kennedy family worthy of the worship and adulation they receive? We do not have and should not have any "aristocracy" to fawn over in this country.

[dirtboy]

He further angered the British and many Americans by predicting in a newspaper interview, which he thought was mostly off the record, that democracy was finished in Britain and perhaps in the United States.

Instead, his descendents worked hard to ensure that democracy would reign supreme in the United States ... at the expense of Republican government.

[samtheman]

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill [called] Kennedy "a defeatist, an appeaser, pro-Hitler."

Yup.

[wjcsux]

"The remarks caused British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to call Kennedy "a defeatist, an appeaser, pro-Hitler." He also felt that Kennedy should be discredited."

Winston Churchill was one of the best leaders in the history of the world. He sure had the Kennedy's pegged.

[Free_at_last_-2001]

He sure had the Kennedy's pegged. - Agreed!

[cold_dead_fingers]

Is that photoshopped or is that the real McCoy?

[cynicom]

Who is the ugly broad behind Lott???

[Dahoser]

Why is the Kennedy family worthy of the worship and adulation they receive? We do not have and should not have any "aristocracy" to fawn over in this country.

Agreed. Too bad Tony Snow doesn't share our disgust. A week or so ago when subbing for O'Reilly, he teased an upcoming segment about JFK, Jr. by referring to him as an American prince or America's prince. Kennedy worship like that is rampant in the media.