Word: ifs
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Neutrality legislation of the 1936-37 type might have curious effects in the event of a war involving, say, Brazil and the Argentine. If the U.S. were to embargo the shipments of lethal weapons to these countries in the event of war, any interested European nation-say. Germany -could step...
The weakness of even-handed embargoes is that in practice they are quite capable of working to the long term disadvantage and danger of the U. S. The weakness of embargoes against aggressor nations only is that they may lead to near-term difficulties and dangers. If the U. S...
Power Politics. Should Congress shut up shop and go home without passing any new neutrality legislation this summer, the previous legislation-minus "cash & carry"-will still stand. If the fight over neutrality laws is too long and too futile, a growing disgust may lead Congress and the people to wash...
The historic neutrals might thus win a victory by default. If so, they would have to reckon with the possibility of the victory being hollow-for, as 1917 proved, no nation can be neutral if its Administration chooses to take sides, or if its people take sides. In the present...
In any case, the U. S. cannot make a decision of any sort that will not profoundly alter the balance of world power. With half the steel capacity of the world, with immense reserves of cotton, oil and wheat, any U. S. decision that materially limits war-time shipments would...