Posted on Feb 18, 2024
Generations after its heyday, isolationism is alive and kicking up controversy
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Pearl Harbor prompted such leading isolationists as Sen. Arthur Vandenberg, R-Mich., to reverse themselves and become advocates of what he called "international cooperation and collective security for peace." That conversion "took firm form on the afternoon of the Pearl Harbor attack," the senator wrote. "That day ended isolationism for any realist."
Pearl Harbor prompted such leading isolationists as Sen. Arthur Vandenberg, R-Mich., to reverse themselves and become advocates of what he called "international cooperation and collective security for peace." That conversion "took firm form on the afternoon of the Pearl Harbor attack," the senator wrote. "That day ended isolationism for any realist."
Generations after its heyday, isolationism is alive and kicking up controversy
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Popular in the 1920s and 1930s... the idea of America going it alone in the world... politically... economically... militarily... was discredited after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor forced the U.S. into World War II in 1941.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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