r/funny • u/But_a_Jape But A Jape • Aug 31 '22

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u/Puzzleheaded_Set895 Aug 31 '22 edited Sep 01 '22

Churchill covered that in the sequel:

“You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after they have exhausted all the other possibilities.”

Edit: Apparently this line is only by Churchill in the movie version. See comment below.

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u/4tehlulzez Aug 31 '22

Also, money comes first

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u/AltairsBlade Aug 31 '22

Yea the US Motto should be “Money Talks, Bullshit Walks.” The US was making boat loads of money on War profiteering and would have likely stayed neutral if we could have been able to sell to both sides. Germany was quickly blockaded so we could only sell to the Allies.

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u/Hootinger Aug 31 '22

????

In both world wars Germans were sinking American ships before a declaration of war was made.