To illustrate my point, I will step back in history, beginning with World War I.

The United States’ involvement in World War I was decisive. Even before formally entering the conflict in 1917, it had already become a crucial economic lifeline to the Allies, supplying loans, weapons, food, and raw materials that sustained Britain and France through years of attrition.

Once engaged, American troops played a key role in major offensives, including the Meuse-Argonne campaign, helping to break German lines at a critical moment. Combined with its overwhelming industrial and financial support, US intervention tipped the balance and accelerated Germany’s defeat in November 1918.

(The Allied powers in WWI included France, the United Kingdom, Russia, and later the United States, alongside Italy, after switching sides in 1915, as well as Japan, Belgium, Serbia, Romania, and Greece.)

In World War II, the........

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