On Tue, 03 Jun 2003 17:27:00 GMT, "Cereoid-UR12yo" wrote
in rec.gardens.edible:

Look in your own back yard before criticizing the country that saved your
up-tight asses in two world wars.

World War I was 1914 - 1918. The United States entered the war in 1917 and did
not save anyone's ass.

World War II was 1939 - 1945. The United States entered the war late in 1941
after Pearl Harbor was attacked. The Battle of Britain had already been fought
and won, by Britain, by the summer of 1941. Hitler had already turned the bulk
of his troops and equipment toward Russia, where he suffered such severe losses
of both men and materials that he might as well have surrendered at that time
(as an aside, this is the same mistake that Napolean made and the same
consequences). The outcome of World War II was already established when the US
entered it; although, US entry greatly expedited the end of the war.

Why is this discussion happening in the gardening groups?
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Canada Zone 5a
United States Zone 3a
Near Ottawa, Ontario