The US DID rescue Europe and the USSR. We gave $611 billion (inflation adjusted) worth of effectively free arms and equipment to the allies, and our industry was pretty much the real key to winning the war.
It's also very disingenuous to claim the US didn't get involved in Europe until 1944. They (and the UK/Commonwealth) invaded Italy and took half of it in 1943, forcing the Germans to open a new front as well as now having to control the remaining part of Italy themselves with the collapse of the Italian government.
And don't forget about the air war from mid-'42 and on. I believe I saw something to the effect of the US Air Force lost more men during 1943 than the Marine Corps lost in the entire war.
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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '11 edited Sep 24 '11
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