Sarah Paine

Britain and France were going at it.

And then Germany became the primary problem between World War I and World War II.

So then Britain is teaming up with France, its former primary enemy, and that whole problem goes away.

And then you have the generous peace after World War II, not one.

World War I was not a generous peace.

And also we have the mismanaged Great Depression that allows fascists to rise all over the place.

But after World War II, generosity to the Germans, it's over.

Look at Europe.

If you study European history, they're all trying to butcher each other for centuries.

And then they realize, what a waste.

Let's just trade, play by the rules.

Oh, is that what you're thinking?

No, no.

No, because you're assuming that World War II was not a closely run thing.

I think it's a much more closely run thing than you think.

And there's no—no one's sure of how it's going to turn out.

Everyone knows if it goes longer, it's more of my kids who are dying, right?

So there's no way you are going to cut aid to the army that's fighting World War II.

All right, here's a concept for you.

There's a main theater in the war.