Quote: And yes, we did support France before officially entering the war by shipping millions of tons of supplies and materiel there.
We didn't seriously begin sending anything over until France had fallen in June of 1940. That was a full 2 years after France had it's men stationed along its' borders in the infamous "Sitzkrieg", and years after petitioning for help numerous times from the League of Nations and the US.
The only thing France had from the US were a few Curtis Hawks. And from Great Britain it had the BEF, that, while fighting very well just were not prepared for what they were up against.
That being said, in 1939 the US didn't even have anything to send. Since we had one of the smallest standing armies in the entire world.
Quote: Look, we're not asking France to ship a couple million soldiers over to Iraq to fight. In fact, we're not really asking for anything, except for them to drop their staunch opposition to this war.
That's no different than watching someone commit a heinous crime, and having them say to you, "Hey, I'm not asking you to help, just don't tell anyone."
In the western world there is generally considered to be a certain moral obligation to stand up when someone is doing something that you do not agree with and you believe is morally reprehensible.
The same reasoning is often mentioned by the Administration -- that we want to go and free the Iraqi people from an oppresive regime. We want to stand up for the little guy. It's something the US prides itself in doing, although most of the world does not really view it the same way.
You're not one of those people who would watch someone get shot and just drive off never calling the police because you "didn't think it was your business" are you?
If you are, that's cool, that's just how you are. But most people would find that to be just plain wrong.
