[PeterPrinciple]

The Army considered the Navy FINISHED because of the possible effects of atomic bombs on ships.

What did they think would happen to airplanes?

[colorado tanker]

We Americans look like a bunch of jerks abruptly cancelling Lend-Lease without even a courtesy call.

One of the most poignant passages of Churchill's history is reciting a very candid letter to Roosevelt describing in detail how Britain was broke and unable to continue the war on a cash basis. IIRC, Roosevelt was on a ship and spent a lot of time re-reading the letter and thinking. His brainstorm was Lend-Lease. I suppose Truman was privy to none of that history, but suddenly cutting off aid meant some hard years for Britain.

For a time the Brits carried the torch of Western Civilization all alone and in my opinion deserved some consideration for that.