Sarah asked: > Following that argument, you would have respected Germany's right to > elect Adolf Hitler, with all the consequences thereof, and you would > have condemned any other nation that tried to interfere with what the > Germans (let's face it, the Germans, not just Hitler) were doing to > the Jews, the gays, the mentally ill, the physically disabled, the > dissenters, the academics?
Of course, not. However ... > But after all the analysis, one thing stood out, and that was that > Hitler was a monster, that he was doing terrible things to his people > and the people of neighbouring countries, and that he would continue > doing them unless stopped by force. It was this moral clarity that > made that war just. Hitler invaded Poland in 1939. After that invasion, the U.S. became "involved," but only to the extent that it approved the sell of arms to France and Britain. The U.S. was still trying to remain neutral. It wasn't until December 7, 1941, that the U.S. "awoke" (ah, that "sleeping giant," how poetic) and became truly involved in WWII. "But after all the analysis, ..." The analysis took more than two years?? During those two years plus we sat back and essentially did NOTHING about the systematic killing of Jews, gays, the mentally ill, the physically disabled, dissenters and academics. There is evidence that we knew damn well what was happening over there, but we didn't care. So please don't try to paint the U.S. as the world's hero. The U.S. has always looked out for its own interests first, and has always been quite choosy about who it decides to protect or liberate. Money is our first consideration, and human rights -- at least in other countries -- is secondary at best. Lori, a U.S. military veteran (10+ years), thinking more and more these days about finding somewhere ELSE to call home
