David Looser wrote:

According to the history books the US entered WW2 because it was attacked by
the Japanese. It seems that Michael A. Terrell thinks that Japan is in
Europe.

The US was already active in the war, but not officially. US volunter pilots
were flying missions against both Japan and Germany. THe US was providing
equipment and supplies on a "lend lease" program that allowed them to do it
for free, without violating the official neutrality polices.

US ships were acting as "human shields" to shipping convoys in hope that
a U-Boat would miss their target and hit one, allowing the US to enter into
the war.

Bear in mind that although Roosevelt was pro-war, a lot of people in the US
supported Hitler or wanted to remain neutral. He was just waiting for
an excuse to enter the war.

It was just a matter of time, and a fortunate one. If Japan had not attacked
on Dec 7, 1941 and the US did not enter the war until 1943 or 1944, it would
not of gone the way it did.

Looking back in hindsight, it would have been very likely that if Europe was
not invaded in 1994, by 1946 the Luftwaffe would of had a jet engine
bomber that was undetectable until 20 miles of the coast, able to
fly to New York and an atomic bomb to drop from it.

There was a Discovery Channel show where they built a mock up of the design,
you can find it on the internet.

But you are right, the history books, as least as everyone remembers them
says that the US entered the war because the Japanese attacked.

Geoff.


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