FDR was a Forcing Function on Getting the U.S. to Enter WW II

Tom Morrow (2011) wrote an article in The Paper titled “The Crash That Plunged the World into Chaos.”  I found some very interesting statements in it about FDR.  Roosevelt told key members of his cabinet about his plans to assist Prime Minister Churchill beyond Lend-Lease.  He said:

Mr. Churchill and I will enter into a secret pact.  For our part, we’ll wage war against Nazi Germany, but not declare it. Everything must be done to create an incident.

FDR entered a “secret pact” with Churchill to enter World War II and fight the Nazis but not declare war.  Then, he said this very interesting statement: “Everything must be done to create an incident.”  What incident?  Any incident that would officially thrust the United States into World War II so Congress will declare war on the Axis Powers (Germany, Japan, and Italy).

FDR pondered for a moment, then admitted what aides close to him already knew.  He said:

You know; I’m a juggler.  I never let my right hand know what my left hand does.  I’m perfectly willing to mislead if it will help win the war.  However, it’s not that I mind walking a tightrope, but just how “unnatural” can we get?

FDR said, “I never let my right hand know what my left hand does” read “I never let the people know what I am doing.”  This statement indicates that FDR was devious and would “mislead” read “lie, cheat, and steal” if it will help win the war.  He doesn’t “mind walking a tightrope” read “following the law, rules of engagement, and the Geneva Convention.”  But just how “unnatural” read “crooked and corrupt” can we get?  Obviously, very.

Another irony of history is that FDR signed the directive authorizing the Manhattan Project and the development of the atomic bomb on December 6, 1941, the day before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.  Evidently, FDR was “creating an incident” by goading Japan into attacking us at Pearl Harbor.  That was the “incident” discussed above that “everything must be done to create an incident.”  That incident was created on December 7, 1941.  Within days, Congress declared war on Japan and the other members of the Axis Powers.  The United States entering World War II ended The Great Depression that, up to that point, FDR couldn’t solve with all of his create-work projects, entitlements, and New Deal stimulus efforts.  The rest is history.

Reference:

Morrow, T. (2011, December 1). The crash that plunged the world into chaos. The Paper, 42(47).

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