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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J
The Americans could have been as well. They were prepared for war in the Pacific but not in the Atlantic and therefore relied on the British and French navies to cover the Atlantic. When France fell there was alarm in DC to the point that through time Rosevelt managed to wangle aid to us. They needed us as much as we needed them.
As for Britain not being an Imperial power I disagree she still was though weakened like a poor sod with Malaria. America will not do anything without gaining big time and if the blame llies anywhere it should be with Japan for waking up the industrial might of America that has lead to the situation we are in.
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What Britain did in WWII is well documented.
It was Churchill who almost begged the Americans to become involved in the war in Europe and it was Japan's attack on Pearl that caused the Americans to declare war on Japan and Germany.
Having lost Hong Kong and Malaya to the Japanese and the loss of tons of merchantmen in the Atlantic the Americans came to our aid with the Lease Lend programme and lost thousands of men as we did to stop the Germans and their allies from overrunning Europe.
In this instance I say thank you America.