(Like congress wants to in Iraq)
2007-11-15 14:45:24 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Yes the timetable was "Win at all Costs"
2007-11-15 15:00:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. There were protesters then too. There were work strikes, complaining about doing without and they did without many things.
I listen to XM almost all day long. When the sun goes down I switch to the Old Radio Programs. Abbot and Costello, Fibber McGee, Bob Hope, Jack Benny and others have shows from during the war and after. The complaints then are the same as now. Prices are high, tax is high, can't afford whatever. In one Fibber McGee there is a scene at a drug store. While the guy is ringing up the purchase he says " and 18% sales tax". These shows had live audences and they did not flinch at that line.
2007-11-15 15:21:16 · answer #2 · answered by Stand-up philosopher. It's good to be the King 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
after pearl harbor, the president was in sad shape for a short while, his wife was sent to help on bond tours and morale building, general george marshall and admiral ernest king stayed overnight in the white house several times.eventually theidea of forming a giant thinktank on how to not only destroy japan and germany,but to humiliate them as well. a lot of effort was given by a relative of the general of china and also the o.a.s.,the fore runner of today's c.i.a., headed by general wild bill donovan.
the attacks were planned way in advance and america had to leapfrog war production as the president orderd general marshall to run this war for him, while the president did the p. r. work over the radio every night to americans and brits,it was admiral kings job to organize a huge roundup of all of the needed metal in this country and the industrialists made sure that everyone here at home worked, with no sick time, no vacations and even men in the prisons were made to work on projects,sixteen million veterans were ivolved
2007-11-15 15:58:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, all I gotta say is that WWII was officially declared. Whereas, every war since then has not. Iraq is not a war, it is an invasion if you want to be completely accurate.
2007-11-15 18:11:23 · answer #4 · answered by Daniel L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only indirectly, and it changed over time. At the start it was "as soon as possible" but, as the years rolled by and the costs/casualties mounted, it became "get it over with." This encouraged our commanders to make bold attacks (like Normandy and Iwo Jima) and use atom bombs.
2007-11-15 15:27:26 · answer #5 · answered by James@hbpl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not YES as now it is done for political reasons. War protests also. Google - Irma Goldstein and Marta Goldberg.
2007-11-15 14:53:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Apples and oranges, neocon.
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and Germany declared war on us.
2007-11-15 15:43:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why is Pelosi still walking around free after causing Pakistan trouble...just to force supply cut off to our troops? When I saw video of a brother and sister running for their lives from bombing after she passes this resolution, I was furious. She put those children's lives in danger! WWII is SO different from now. They cannot be compared.
2007-11-15 14:54:43 · answer #8 · answered by L. B. 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In a way yes...they used the bomb. It was used because it was believed it would end the war!
2007-11-15 14:54:04 · answer #9 · answered by knicname 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nope, but then again we retaliated against those who attacked us and their allies...going into Iraq after 9/11 is like invading Greenland after Pearl Harbor.
2007-11-15 14:50:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋