[rxh4n1]

“Isolationists prevented assistance to Britain for most of that time. The Lend-Lease compromise wasn’t passed until March of 1941.

Who taught you history?”

WTH are you talking about? When the war started, we had the Cash and Carry program. Britain just about bankrupted itself buying armaments from us. That was the main reason for Lend-Lease.

[Chad C. Mulligan]

Who taught YOU history? You just said it yourself, America all but bankrupted Britain by demanding cash on the barrelhead for everything. We couldn't even extend credit, due to the isolationists in Congress. Big help WE were, until Lend-Lease was finally passed.

[dfwgator]

FDR used the example of lending your neighbor your garden hose to put out a fire, and expecting to get your hose back when the fire was out.