Fwd: Truth is the First Casualty of War

[Brad De Long]

>Assertion that US was 'forced' into war in defense of some 'moral
>principle' is bullshit.  Some of same folks making this assertion were
>willing to consider tolerating continental Europe controlled by Nazis as
>more than one US leader considered Hitler useful check against Soviets
>(some admired Hitler).

Not Roosevelt--who is the guy we are talking about.


>As for what Japan wanted from US in late 1940 in exchange for abandoning
>China objectives, resumption of regular trade relations that US formally
>halted when it refused to negotiate renewal of 1911 trade treaty between
>two countries.  Upon treaty end FDR administration began to impose
>commercial/economic restrictions.

Hence the Japanese responded by attacking China? This makes no sense at all...

Brad DeLong