[Rhodes22-list] Question for Brad about Iraq Information (political)

[DCLewis1 at aol.com]

Point of information:  FWIW, Hitler/Germany declared war on the US Dec  11, 
1941.  That is what enabled FDR to go after Europe and not just  Japan.  
 
As I recall, the US had been participating via Lend-Lease prior to that  
declaration, but I believe it's generally accepted that FDR understood that  the 
country had to be 100% behind any war effort and he couldn't get that  support 
until Pearl Harbor (justified war against Japan), and then Hitler's  
declaration (justified war against Germany and Italy).  Today, getting the  country 
100% behind any war is regarded as unnecessary, you decide whether FDR  was 
smarter than Bush (or Lyndon Johnson).
 
As for Congress, since WWII Congress has never seen a war it didn't like -  
at least initially.  This comment includes the screaming liberals ( a  chance 
to "improve" the world!), and all those who claim to be conservative, but  have 
difficulty spelling the word (hey, it's good for business, and besides I  
love a parade!).
 
Dave



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