Why Did FDR Invade North Africa?

American Thinker ^ | September 17, 2007 | James Lewis

[the lone wolf]

For the oil, of course...

[counterpunch]

Where have I heard this before...?
Oh yeah:

"Invading Iraq after September 11th, is like invading Mexico after Pearl Harbor." —Richard Clarke

I always thought that was such a funny quote because my response was always, "no it would be like invading Morocco!"
What an asshat.
A one-time senior member of the National Security Council who doesn't even known WWII history. Clinton sure knew how to pick 'em.
What even more amazing is that quote actually survived to the final draft of his book!
 

[caver]

Interesting correlation. This article makes FDR sound like a military genius. I didn’t know FDR planned the whole WWII by himself.

[R. Scott]

Liberals haven’t been all that intersted is history.

[capitalist229]

Yeah let's wait for Iran (Hezbollah) to take over Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and start WW4 with Israel.

Because the leftist media says so.

BUMP

[counterpunch]

Liberals haven’t been all that intersted is history.

History is so... old-fashioned.

 

[barb-tex]

Hate FDR as neocon’s must, I think we won that one. Of course FDR lost the peace at Potsdam.
barbra ann

[caver]

That’s right. If they are going to credit FDR with being a military genius then they can also credit him with starting the cold war, losing half of Europe and the far east to the Commies.

[endthematrix]

"There is a reason for the US invasion of Iraq, just as the Left suspects -- but it's not what they think. And it's not a secret, but a strategy President Bush has spelled out many times. Since the media turns a blind eye to our strategic reasoning, it still bears repeating: Our forces overthrew Saddam in part to create a killing field to draw terrorists."

I have to disagree. It wasn't the case for invasion. This line of exalting the Iraqi invasion as a "Grand Statergery" fits now of to counter opposition, of course.

"The Axis Powers came within half a decade of developing nukes, and they had also cruise missiles and long-range bombers."

Now that's the meat. Iraq was a closed society with intentions to dominate the region/US with nuclear weapons. That alone justifies US preemptive war.

[jamaksin]

Began long before Potsdam.

Tehran and Yalta were some of FDR's gems!

Who was the real winner of WWII?

[Traianus]

After the "day that will live in infamy" FDR's  first land attack took place in Morocco and Algeria, then French colonies,  in alliance with the British.

An HISTORICAL DETAIL... At that TIME FRANCE GOVT WAS THAT of VICHY
(PRO NAZI) and in NORTH AFRICA AFTER EL ALAMEIN ROMMEL WAS in TUNIS....
SO....Back to the DRAWING BOARD for the AUTHOR.....

[R. Scott]

Yep. About a lot of Old Dead White Guys.

[Thrownatbirth]

This line of exalting the Iraqi invasion as a "Grand Statergery" fits now of to counter opposition, of course.

The Iraqi "no-pest strip" scenario was another argument in favor of the invasion back in 2002. Bush made it official early on in July 2003 with his "Bring them on" speech which naturally brought howls from the Left.

[Kozak]

Anyone above idiot who can read a map knows why we invaded Iraq.

[Ahithophel]

Excellent recall.

Continuing the correlation: Pearl Harbor gave Roosevelt the basis he needed for declaring war on Japan and the debate rages whether he knew of the attack in advance. Ditto essentially for Bush.

[xkaydet65]

Interesting but the author’s grasp of history needs improvement. America’s first offensive was indeed against Japan. At a festering island called Guadalcanal in Aug 1942.

[johnny7]

“Republicans...!”

[johnny7]

Pearl Harbor gave Roosevelt the basis he needed for declaring war on Japan and the debate rages whether he knew of the attack in advance.

Germany didn't attack Pearl Harbor... the article questioned our invasion of North Africa against German forces. Further... only the ignorant debate on whether Roosevelt knew of the Pearl Harbor strike in advance.

[rickdylan]

You don’t need esoteric reasons to invade Iraq. Hussein and Iraq were provably behind the anthrax attacks which followed 9/11.