> -----Original Message----- > From: Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 02:26 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: UK dossier on Iraq > > > Jon Gabriel wrote: > > > By what I understand of your reasoning, the US should have waited > > until it was > > > > directly attacked by Germany before entering WWII .... > > Eh... as far as I know that is exactly what the US did, it > minded it's own borders. They did some supplying to the > Brittish before they entered but undoubtably made a neat > profit in the process.
Actually, IIRC (having recently read Rise & Fall of the 3rd Reich) the program was run at a loss, financially speaking. Heh.. besides, trying to remain the image of neutrality when our leaders wanted us to get into the war must have demanded a certain quid pro quo to be apparent. > For a neat chronology of WWII check this site... http://no11-fighter-group-raf.com/chrono.htm I love it when people post links -- thanks! -j- _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
