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On Fri, 12 Dec 2014 17:02:01 +0100, Aragorn
<thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> Gave us:

Pearl Harbor happened in 1942. World War II started in 1939. The U-
boats didn't start attacking American vessels until after America had >already entered into a coalition with the other allied forces.

The Germans starting sinking American vessels in 1941. BEFORE we
entered the war as a front line fighting member.

We WERE providing assistance even before that event.
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