Larry Gude
Strung Out
Man...
...we read different books. Germany was in dire straights at home. She was suffocating in ways the other two were not because they DID get goods in from the see; Germany got none.
And WWII was NO accident.
Britain is thankful for nothing that she didn't do herself. Anytime you want a good argument, go to a pub that serves Guinness and find you someone from the UK and ask them what they would have done without us in one or two. They'll tell you how we helped THEM win it, a bit.
Marginally ahead is still ahead. Germany had resumed their U-boat assaults at sea. They were on the verge of occupying France. The US was not going to see this new enemy in a position that would eventually threaten the US and our ability to trade with Britain. The US was aimed at ending it once and for all. Britain is ever so thankful for our sacrifice; France is another story, but should be.
I will agree with you that WWI was (as all wars are) an "accident" (not sure if that's the term you want to use, but I'll go along with it). But it sure wasn't the US's accident. Germany shed first blood. It was no accident that the US ended that war. THAT (devoid of any other moral definition) was the morally right thing to do.
...we read different books. Germany was in dire straights at home. She was suffocating in ways the other two were not because they DID get goods in from the see; Germany got none.
And WWII was NO accident.
Britain is thankful for nothing that she didn't do herself. Anytime you want a good argument, go to a pub that serves Guinness and find you someone from the UK and ask them what they would have done without us in one or two. They'll tell you how we helped THEM win it, a bit.