Not a good example. WW I was initially an internal European conflict having nothing to do with the US. It wasn't until German U-boats began attacking and sinking US merchant ships in an effort to stem food and raw material being sent to the UK that the US declared war. Again, the war was also not "already almost won" by the Allies before the US entered.
Those make it seem more like a good analogy to the current US situation.
That's inaccurate to say the least. The final trigger for US entry into the war was the Zimmerman telegram and as far a unlimited submarine warfare goes the Germans had tried it previously and been warned off by the USA. Their decision to resume USW despite prior warnings primed things so when the telegram was intercepted a US declaration of war was all but inevitable. Much like WW2 it took time for the USA to gear up for war and the bulk of the fighting during the decisive battles were fought mainly by the French and British. If the war had lasted until 1919, as most people expected, then the US contribution would have been the decisive factor, though if the war went on that long I suspect the Entente would have fought their way to Berlin.
And Germany made US entry certain with the fiasco of the Zimmerman Telegram.........
Seems to me that if the US had not entered the war, Germany would have been in a very good position with the collapse of Russia allowing it to shift troops to the Western From from the Eastern front.\But that is a discussiion for another forum.
How is stating that U-boats were attacking and sinking US merchant ships "inaccurate to say the least"? Not mentioning the Zimmerman telegram does not make that fact "inaccurate". I also didn't mention the turning tide of public opinion after the sinking of the Lusitania. I wanted to make a simple correction, not give a lengthy, detailed history lesson.
Perhaps more like the inhabitants of Summerisle make?
Yes it was.
They did shift troops.
By that time the economic blockade had really hit. The British had realised modern warfare was more than the battlefield, but perhaps more importantly was the fiscal field (I just made that up).
If you say so.
Well at least we're out of the damn Biden's economy ! I hope ..
It's only delaying Trump's Nobel Peace Prize a bit.
'Stop lettng this leopard eat faces, it's bad Optics!'
"We're going to blow the hell out of these people."
I bet you'd love to, Lady Lindsey.
People get rich and healthy by delaying gratification. Trump knows that better than anyone. Short-term pain for long-term gain makes perfect sense. It worked for the tariffs. And it will keep on working for the people who need it the most -- namely, the poor and lower middle-class.
