[wolf78]

They conspired with Mexico to take back Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. They got caught red handed with the Zimmerman telegram, ...

Actually, the Zimmermann telegram literally says: "... it is our intention to endeavor to keep the United States of America neutral." Who's belligerent now? In fact the Zimmermann telegram were completely pointless if the US hadn't entered the war, something that the German Empire never wanted in the first place.

... and their belligerence towards our merchant ships were both acts of war.

After the US supported its old colonial lords with both material and men. The Lusitania was no merchant ship.

Spin all you want. Germany is a bunch of losers when they fight wars. They took us on twice and lost twice. Get over it.

I am not disputing historical fact. I am merely pointing out that in WWI the US took sides with the Serbian terrorists and the French agressors. So be proud of it all you want... *LOL.

[allmendream]

Yes, it would have gone much smoother for Germany if it were unopposed. Of course they were for U.S. neutrality as opposed to U.S. “belligerence” in daring to trade with their opponents and taking umbrage at having our merchant ships sank in international waters. Yet this does not change the fact that they offered Mexico California, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona if we did enter the war and Mexico fought on Germany's side. This was also an act of war on their part.

The Lusitania was a British ship. It is not included in the seven U.S. merchant ships the German U-boats sank.

Out ‘old colonial lords’ were then a democracy, and our closest allies, and they have continued to be our closest allies. Germany was a monarchy and an empire and they were not our allies and neither would they be until we had defeated them again in WWII.

We took the ‘side’ that our ships are free to trade with anyone at any time and cannot be sunk in international waters without it being an act of war.

Maybe you think Germany can dictate who we can trade with and where our ships can and cannot go on the open seas. I don't recognize their sovereignty in that sphere, and neither did the U.S. congress.

England is our ally. Germany is either at your feet or at your throat. Good thing we kept them at our feet! Dirty Huns. ;)