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Originally posted by 1967 R50/2
Hitler DECLARED WAR ON THE US on Dec 11th 1941 and U-boats immediately began targeting US shipping. The declaration of war was not required under the Tripartite pact with Japan and Italy. By all reports he did it on a whim and consulted no-one.
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While that could be true, Hitler was known to do that sort of thing, there are other reasons that could also be just as likely.
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Saying that we shouldn't have gotten involved while US sailors go down to visit Davy Jones is a revolting notion. 20/20 hindsight would beg the question of why we didn't get involved SOONER. The fascist enemy was always there in plain sight and our isolationism only emboldened them.
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No, your notions of the war are inaccurate. Without the Decaration of war against the US, there was absolutely no reason for America to get involved in World War II. Roosevelt wanted to join that war for political reasons, nothing more. He wanted to make europe safe for communism, which succeeded by the way. Yes, Roosevelt's actions were responsible for the deaths of nearly a half million Americans, the permanently maiming of millions more, for no good reason at all.
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...and, indeed, there was a good chance Hitler could have strangled Britain with U-boats without ever setting foot on the Island.
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No, that's not true either. The U-Boat threat was already diminishing well before US involvement, by 1944 75% of all U-boat crews were dead or captured. The almost complete control of european waters by the British was never a question. If it had been, their far eastern fleet would have been called home to defend Britain, and we know that didn't happen.
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But on the main topic, I see little evidence that the US or Israel is truly considering military action against Iran. More likely they will be held at arms length and isolated like North Korea.
Another Op/Ed piece about nothing.
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I hope you are correct.