[RaceBannon]

When they were brought back to the US, they had a meeting with a treasury guy, who explained to them how the public was growing against the war, the US was going broke.

I was wondering how much was true, I never heard any of that, but it is in Bradley's book, too.

No obvious connection to Iraq, just that rambling.

[fso301]

I was wondering how much was true, I never heard any of that, but it is in Bradley's book, too.

It was enormously expensive. The Treasury actually lent out all it's silver to The Manhattan Project.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

the US was going broke. I was wondering how much was true, I never heard any of that, but it is in Bradley's book, too.

The entire federal debt today is the result of WWII plus accumulated interest. Without WWII debt service, every budget since then would have been balanced. Something I never hear anyone talk about, but I challenge anyone to look at the numbers.