Originally posted by Albany Rifles
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And the same can said of the Second World War's Arsenal of Democracy. Thanks to Roosevelt and his dithering and procrastinating, the US would've (once again) been playing catch-up when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
It was the British and French purchase orders that enabled US industry to get up on its feet and hit the ground running when the War Department came calling later on.
And it was this guy that largely made it all possible, AND coined the term "Arsenal Of Democracy": The only person to go from civilian to Lieutenant General in one fell swoop.
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