An important story, of how rapid demobiluzation after WWI and ignoring Lessons Learned, left America disarmed in the lead up to WWII. Advetsaries fid not believe America could ovetcome internal dessension and political obstruction. Seemed to take strident isolationism, incipient pacificism and nascent Fascism as foregone conclusion. Similarities in America First movements then and now, same tactics similar foreign antagonists (Hitler and Putin), same tactics to obstruct preparedness, big difference is party’s in power. Stakes are the same. Narration was great.
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