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[Donovan]

Hitler was very much a threat to England had we not assisted with manpower, on multiple fronts. Frankly, as long as he pointed his ambitions eastward no one cared, either here OR in your little speck of leftover empire. It wasn't until his forces started your way that your people got nervous. Bottom line is: without American intervention that war goes a whole different direction. Hitler knew it, Churchill knew it, and so did our leaders. Unfortunately, our country at the time was a bit closed off and didn't want any part of a foreign conflict after dealing with years of depression. So public support had to be bolstered in some fashion for our involvement: we had to be convinced the war affected us. The evidence since uncovered in historical data suggests the possibility that certain elements in the American military prior to 12/7/1941 either delayed reaction to or deliberately downplayed warnings and threats of impending Japanese attack, even including warnings of the prior day. Whether those were through ignorance or calculated effort remains open to debate. Certainly the scale of the attack was underestimated. But yeah, evidence suggests that we were Tora! Tora! Told! They were coming.

And you're still my bitch.