NYcarbineer
Diamond Member
Marshall was right....we had a weak militaryFDR put the limited funds available into developing the weapons that would be used to win the war. The bombers and fighter aircraft used in WWII were developed and aircraft factories tooled for production under the guidance of FDR so that when funds became available production began immediately. The same was done with Navel ships, including the production of the first two modern Essex class carriers. FDR correctly assessed how the coming war would have to be fought years before it began and began a doctrine that is with us to this day. Concentrate and focus on developing the highest tech most advanced weapons possible. That is what he did in the 1930's.What nonsense.
- FDR did very little for the Army either with its size or weapons and during the 1930s, his defense budgets were cut to the bone.
- To quote George Marshall's words to FDR in May 1940: "If you don't do something...and do it right away, I don't know what is going to happen to this country". FDR had underestimated the Japanese and the Pearl Harbor attack devastated the American Navy and exposed the president's incompetence.
The Pearl Harbor attack did not devastate the American Navy. FDR had once again assessed the situation correctly. Battleships were becoming obsolete with the arrival of the aircraft carrier. The era of aircraft carriers being the dominate force of the seas had arrived. Japanese and German battleships were quickly taken out of action or forced to be hidden because of their weakness against aircraft.
Essex class carriers brought under development and production by FDR continued to serve the US Navy into the 1960's.
You'll say anything to defend him, huh?
Now explain why George Marshall would confront the most powerful man in the world, and insult him with "If you don't do something, and do it right a way....."
You're really a dunce.
Roosevelt built him the strongest military on earth
No....private industry built it.
And
Marshall was right....we had a weak militaryFDR put the limited funds available into developing the weapons that would be used to win the war. The bombers and fighter aircraft used in WWII were developed and aircraft factories tooled for production under the guidance of FDR so that when funds became available production began immediately. The same was done with Navel ships, including the production of the first two modern Essex class carriers. FDR correctly assessed how the coming war would have to be fought years before it began and began a doctrine that is with us to this day. Concentrate and focus on developing the highest tech most advanced weapons possible. That is what he did in the 1930's.What nonsense.
- FDR did very little for the Army either with its size or weapons and during the 1930s, his defense budgets were cut to the bone.
- To quote George Marshall's words to FDR in May 1940: "If you don't do something...and do it right away, I don't know what is going to happen to this country". FDR had underestimated the Japanese and the Pearl Harbor attack devastated the American Navy and exposed the president's incompetence.
The Pearl Harbor attack did not devastate the American Navy. FDR had once again assessed the situation correctly. Battleships were becoming obsolete with the arrival of the aircraft carrier. The era of aircraft carriers being the dominate force of the seas had arrived. Japanese and German battleships were quickly taken out of action or forced to be hidden because of their weakness against aircraft.
Essex class carriers brought under development and production by FDR continued to serve the US Navy into the 1960's.
You'll say anything to defend him, huh?
Now explain why George Marshall would confront the most powerful man in the world, and insult him with "If you don't do something, and do it right a way....."
You're really a dunce.
Roosevelt built him the strongest military on earth
Consistently wrong, due to both your bias and your lack of education.
Luckily for you, I'm hear.
1. No, not Roosevelt....private industry built said military.....as I showed in post #111
2. Until mid May of 1940 Roosevelt spent his energy attacking capitalism.....then he had to grovel.
Private industry marshaled all the manufacturing resources of the Uniited States and centered it on military production?
No, Roosevelt did that
The war industry in the US in WWII was a masterpiece of central planning. The Federal Government effectively took over private industry.