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mythrwy on May 25, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: War Is a Racket (1935)

Maybe the US didn't enter WWII with the idea of making a profit. I don't know.

But what is undeniable is the US exited WWII in a very good position and lots of profits were made.

mrguyorama on May 25, 2023 [–]

What does that matter though? Should we have bombed ourselves because germany and japan couldn't do it?

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