Re: Stalemate
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I think that FDR would have figured out a way to get us into that war.
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He was trying his best....
He secretly ordered Admiral King to atack German subs in the Atlantic. Hitler bit his tongue and did not declare war for months at these provacations but when Japan attacked the USA, Hitler decided it was time to retaliate against the USA.
Short of a direct attack on the US Navy, FDR could not get the votes for war. I doubt FDR would order US Subs to attack Japanese shipping.... By attacking German subs FDR could maintain plausible deniability by claiming the American DD were conducting anti-sub training or some other BS explantion...
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