On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 13:31:01 -0500, "George" george@least wrote:


FDR did express the desirability of having Japan make the first hostile act,
even if he didn't deliberately provoke it. Say what you will, he knew that
people like GregP would be second-guessing and opposing the effort unless it
was punctuated by many American deaths. He knew he could count on the
support of the isolationist Republicans once war was declared, it was the
liberals' (Communists) support he doubted. They'd just gone through their
volte face with the attack on the Soviet Union, and if Stalin made nice with
his fellow dictator again, their support was gone.


The most vocal, obscene voices raised against participation
in the war were the Good Republicans who created the "German-
American Bund" to support Adolf.