> I agree with most of your post, but I have to point out that Hitler
> declared war on the US on Dec 11, 1941.  Hitler was also sinking US ships
> that were carrying supplies to Britain.

True but, if the US had also not been involved in WWI, I am wondering if
the attitude towards the US would have been different.  Germany was
destroyed by the concessions they made during their WWI surrender.  To an
extent, I feel like they were out for revenge against all of the countries
that put them in that position.

Still, with the U-boats patrolling the whole North Atlantic (and likely,
the Gulf of Mexico), conflict of some degree was inevitable, as you noted
below.

> Note that Roosevelt minor had the US Navy involved in World War II long
> before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.  The "Greer Incident," where
> the US destroyer Greer was fired on by a U-Boat, occurred because the
> Greer had detected the U-Boat and radioed for British aircraft (from
> Canada) to come and bomb it.  The U-Boat captain had no idea who'd
> dropped the bomb/depth charges and the only ship around was the Greer.
> This sort of thing was quite common in 1940-1941

The US was also secretly involved supporting China against Japan long
before Pearl Harbor.  WWII actually started in 1937 when Japan escalated
their aggressions against China by invading Shanghai and other areas.  The
US supported China with supplies and, I believe, volunteers (like The
Flying Tigers).

Many believe that Pearl Harbor was unprovoked, but I have often wondered if
Japan did not figure out that the US was not being as neutral as we claimed
to be.

Mike

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