yellas - US escort of merchant ships prior to the US entering WW2

Yellas stated:
'the good old USA, as you seem to love those imperialistic f**kin yanks so much, only joining 2 world wars when it suited them and not when we most needed the help!'
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Your statement is wrong re WW2:

Actually the US naval forces were escorting Allied merchant ships (pre the attack on Pearl Harbour) to a longitude that passed through Iceland. They didn't have to do that.

The US also supplied ships and material via Lend Lease prior to getting involved in WW2. They didn't have to do that.

On an individual basis a few US pilots also flew in the Battle of Britain, when every trained fighter pilot was crucial.

Posted By: oh arr, Jun 11, 19:32:29