You seem to forget the ‘heavy lifting’ that the UK and Empire did from September 1939 until December 11, 1941, when the US FINALLY declared war on Germany.
It should be noted that the UK declared war on the Japanese Empire nine hours before the US declaration because of Japanese attacks on Malaya, Singapore, and Hong Kong, where so many Canadians died defending HK.
Of course, in spite of the Kraut attrocities in both WWI and WWII, the US entered WWI very late ONLY after the Lusitania sinking, the resumption of unrestricted U-boat attacks, and the Zimmermann Telegram. Of course, America was full of Hun during both World Wars, so neither Wilson, nor Roosevelt wanted to risk losing Heinie votes. Also, there was a hell of a lot of MONEY TO BE MADE selling EVERYTHING to the UK and her Empire. When the money ran out, when the Allies we’re spent, only then did the US finally entered both wars. That turned out to be a good thing, as the US had started to ramp up war production, supplying it’s own needs and supplying much of the Allies’ needs.
Of course, the UK, the other Euros and Canaduh have all falling into the socialist, muhamedan pit. At least the US is seemingly pulling itself out of the Obamanation it had become.
“You seem to forget the ‘heavy lifting’ that the UK and Empire did from September 1939 until December 11, 1941, when the US FINALLY declared war on Germany.”
Too true. If you look at a map of the world in early 1941 and color it by the Axis and its allies and all the neutral powers it is striking. For a long while it was the British Empire versus the world.
The US had no treaty obligation to jump into a world war. Truth be told I think the US should have stayed out of WWI. As for WWII, obviously Hitler should have been stopped much sooner but it seems churlish to blame the US when Britain and France repeatedly rolled over and let Hitler gain more strength before finally standing up to him and the Russians actively collaborated with him until he launched his attack upon the Soviet Union. So it seems wanting to avoid getting into a major war until it was unavoidable was a common trait.
No. Americas wanted no part of a European war until Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. America did not declare war on Germany, Nazi Germany declared war on the United States. It was the only county ever to do so. Prior to America’s entry into WW2 we had been supplying England arms through the Lend Lease Program. Get your facts straight , eh?