[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Griff

If I had the power to change everything, I'd have avoided entrance into the Great War, rendering the WWII question moot. Frankly though, I'd have let the fascists and communists kill each other for a long long time before admitting a need for intervention, while at the same time encouraging Jewish immigration to the States. FDR chose the bloodiest way out, blocking immigration and dedicating the country to global domination. Yes, it is a different sort of empire, but no, it doesn't make us any more moral than the British or the Romans. (Did I give you enough targets? )

If Hitler had taken Europe, Germany would have been the bad guy in the inevitable cold war. We were kind of obliged to respond to pearl Harbor and the Philippines, though.