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The Nazis and Japanese conscripted everywhere they went. Any manpower shortage would be temporary, and we'd have been screwed with Japan and Germany having access to those kinds of resources.

The Nazis wanted the rubber and oil from the Mid East.

The Japanese wanted the rubber from Asia.

Contrary to what you said earlier, that the Nazis looked east... they looked WEST, took all of West Europe, and were looking to take the UK. Japan would have taken Hawaii, and could have jumped from there to Mexico... who they had earlier in the war tried to enlist as Allies. Imagine what they could have accomplished, promising the Mexicans they'd get back the Southwest US.

"they can HAVE Africa for all anyone cares (they deserved no better)"

is a disgusting statement in and of it's self.

Also, keep in mind that the physics was advancing to the point that atomic weapons would be viable. Without our entry into the war, we'd have had no impetus to develop one... and nowhere from which to launch planes to drop them even if we did. Nazi Germany would have, and would have developed V series rockets capable of reaching here in several years.

I agree though that we might have made a big mistake in that war, but it wasn't what you seem to think it is.

IMO, the US leadership should have let Patton roll all the way to Moscow, finishing off the nearly defeated USSR. Instead, we let them consolidate their grip and recover. Imagine a late 20th century with a friendly Russia!

The only reason that the Nazis took France was to protect their rear from attack. They did not advance into Spain or Portugal. Hitler's own writings bear out that his ambitions were eastward, hence Barbarrosa.

promising the Mexicans they'd get back the Southwest US.

All they would have had to do for that one is elect Bush.

What incentive did the Japanese or the Nazis have to attack the United States? The only reason the Japanese attacked was because we stood in the way of their oil and scrap iron supply.

The physics was advancing but the Germans were quite a ways off from developing nuclear weapons. The British attack on Peenemunde set the Germans back enormously, wiping out the facility and killing most of their scientists. The Germans could barely get the V-1 to hit anything. The V-2 was a bit more effective but both were still crude.

Had we simply fought the Japanese and let the Nazis and communists kill each other off, the world would have been a better place.