(11-20-2018 12:23 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  Was it hard right to provide arms to Britain in 1940?

If it had been up to me, the United States would have declared war on Germany shortly after May 10, 1940, when Germany invaded the Low Countries. I would not have done it over Poland in 1939, or Denmark and Norway in April 1940, but Operation Fall Gelb would have done the trick. While there are historical reasons why not even FDR (much less the public at large) was willing to take that step, it nonetheless seems stunning to modern eyes that they weren't -- especially when you consider that Canada, Australia and New Zealand had declared war in September 1939. We ultimately did our part, but sitting on the sidelines for over two years while tyrants mauled our democratic allies, and while other democratic allies rallied to their aid, was not a good look for the United States.

Now back to the contemporary debate.