Another point.

Hitler (Germany) declared war on the US several days after the US declared war on Japan. While we were in effect at war with Germany at sea, and had been for over a year, it's not clear we ( the US) would have declared war on Germany in 1941, and possibly not in 1942. No matter what you think about FDR, Marshall and King were by no means stupid. They knew the material, manpower and resolve a two-front war spanning the globe would require. If Hitler hadn't declared war on us so fast, and a couple of months had gotten under our belt, I bet we wouldn't have fought in Europe.

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James L. "Jim" Rhiner