Quote Originally Posted by ruthabagah View Post
Funny, it’s like reading the FSB propaganda manual or the America First party statements before ww2… Let Putin win and the next target will be your backyard. Russia will run out of ordnance by July. It’s a war of attrition, and ultimately Ukraine will prevail. We need to stay the course and win this one.
The big difference is that the American public didn't have good information on what was really going on in Germany in 1939 and 1940. The America First party were largely peple who had been scarred or seen family members and friends scarred by the first World War and didn't want to see America spending blood and treasure in another fruitless European conflict. That's compared to our full knowledge of how Putin has continued to push the boundaries as he has been allowed to have his way with just seizing Crimea, murdering political enemies, etc. Lindbergh went from pushing for isolationism with the America First party to fully supporting the war efforts and actually risking his life on combat missions (illicitly) to help the American Pacific forces eke more performance from their aircraft.