President Roosevelt...... Britain now owes tens of millions of dollars on credit for equipment and appears to be unable to repay those debts...... Do you have anything to explain about this situation? One member of Congress looked at the emaciated President Roosevelt and questioned. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Isolation was prevalent in the United States during this period, but as a result, the scandal of American bombers and pilots being captured in Crete broke out in Germany, and the US Congress had to intervene in the matter.

In the eyes of Congress, what their president is doing, and bypassing what they are doing for the UK, is a very dangerous signal.

Originally, the United States was a relatively stable decision-making structure of the separation of powers, and the top leaders had constraints on each other, which was also an important cornerstone of the so-called fairness in the United States.

Now, this cornerstone seems to have been shattered by Roosevelt's willful actions, and American soldiers are getting involved in this horrific war under the pretext of "voluntariness".

Germany's sweep of France in Europe shocked the United States very strongly. Some of the soldiers' families are already questioning why the United States is not involved in the war, but the soldiers have already begun to be killed and captured.

It was better, at least the soldiers and their families signed an agreement to send the safer arms such as pilots to England.

Although some were killed in battle, the number was still within the tolerable range. As a result, as the losses of the British fighter forces grew, the United States also had to increase the speed of support for the British pilots.

Once the speed increases, the rest of the process becomes less than perfect. In fact, many soldiers went to Britain to help fight under a half-order situation.

And these pilots, together with those on Crete, put President Roosevelt on the cusp of undeclared war all at once.

What is now certain is that there is no rational explanation for the involuntary pilots who caused trouble with their families, as well as the more than 500 pilots who were captured in Crete in one breath, as well as the ground crew.

Even Roosevelt now had to face the questions of the families of these pilots who flew secret missions: "Why were American pilots captured by the Germans more than 500 in one breath on the battlefield of distant Europe?" ”

"Supporting the European theater of war and supporting Britain in the fight for freedom is a decision in favor of the United States." Roosevelt felt physically and mentally exhausted, and replied slowly.

However, his answer did not satisfy the other party, and the other party sharply raised his own question: "Mr. President...... Even if the decision is favorable to the United States, it is contrary to the spirit and law of the United States to send soldiers to a war zone without a declaration of war. ”

Roosevelt lifted his glasses with his hand, pinched the bridge of his nose hard, and then insisted: "Those pilots were volunteers in support of the British war, and I did not order them to carry out any dangerous missions." ”

Marshall sat down and added: "I hope you will see the results - our pilots and ground crews were captured by the Germans on the ground...... This suggests that none of them were directly involved in combat operations and that the Germans were making a fuss. ”

As a member of the president's staff, Marshall had to make the matter less sensitive: Sending troops into war and helping the British with the logistics of repairing the planes were entirely different judgments.

Anyway, when the Germans captured the pilots, those B-17 bombers did not take off, and now Marshall is not convinced, and there is no conclusive evidence in Congress.

If you use German propaganda to question your own president, it will be a bit of a fuss again. After all, now everyone can see what the Germans want to do, and no one wants to really speak for Germany.

"They're just trainers, ground crews, pilots are transport pilots flying planes. We should immediately send a note to the German Foreign Office in the hope that they will ensure the safety of these people and that they will be released as soon as possible. Now that the matter has been made public, Marshall doesn't mind causing some trouble to Congress.

Notes to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, if not directly to Congress, can divert the attention of some members of Congress.

After all, many members of Congress are genuine isolationists, and they are willing to fight for their captives, show their fraternity, and solidify their position as centrists.

No one intends to use such a clumsy street corner to bring down a rising president, Roosevelt's approval rating among the American people is still quite terrifying, and there is no need for Congress to really go toe-to-toe with Roosevelt.

"Please be sure to take care of the foreign affairs of our American citizens...... Keep them safe and be as transparent as possible when making such decisions! "The congressman, for his part, put away his attack and began to play the moderate card.

What Congress demands is the respect of the president and the effective guarantee of its own rights and interests in the conduct of state affairs.

As for who has the right and who crosses the line between the United States and Germany, Congress is less sensitive. Anyway, supporting the weak is an established national policy that the United States has long arranged, and there is no need for everyone to question it.

"I will! Britain is our friend, and helping Churchill and his people win the war and protect the freedom of Europe is the right thing for us to do in the United States......" Roosevelt took the opportunity of this questioning to start promoting his German threat theory again.

He must raise the watchful eye of Germany's unnatural rise as soon as possible, so that he will not have a bloody affair with Germany in the future.

"Mr. President, because you are so freewheeling in your support for Britain, and the number of British losses in the war is unbelievable." The presiding officer of the inquiry threw away the document in his hand, looked at Roosevelt and said.

After saying this, he finally gave the opinion of Congress: "Therefore, Congress will not approve the new round of the "Ship Free Lease Act" submitted by you to aid Britain. ”

Everyone has known the answer for a long time, and if Congress is really willing to approve a new round of aid, there will be no rush to convene this inquiry meeting.

"Marshall!" When Roosevelt dismissed the meeting, he stopped his staff and commanded: "You come and push me, I want to have a good chat with you!" ”

Marshall took the armrest of the president's wheelchair from Roosevelt's attendant and pushed Roosevelt out of the conference room where he had just been inquired.

Looking back at one window after another, Roosevelt spoke: "England, it's going to be a time when it's not so good......

"Goebbels is nothing short of a propaganda genius...... He used those planes to make a big fuss and made us very passive. Marshall pushed Roosevelt and walked forward step by step.

"If I hadn't brought this big list to Congress to give me a favor, we wouldn't have passed it so easily today." Roosevelt said with pity.

It was not a day or two since the German side used captured American B-17 bombers to make a show and look for trouble, and he had long known that Congress was looking for a suitable opportunity to give the president a disgrace to maintain his position of power.

Therefore, Roosevelt could only bite the bullet and send a big gift in exchange for this make-up inquiry meeting.

If he had not allowed Congress to veto an important proposal, Congress would not have convened this inquiry lightly, and the contradictions between the two sides would have erupted at an even more uncontrollable time, which Roosevelt did not want to see.

Marshall still felt that this time it was a pity - at least for a month, the United States would not provide more ships to the British, and the losses of the British seemed to be impossible to replenish!

Important ports and shipbuilding bases, such as Portsmouth, were now under threat from the Luftwaffe. The lack of steel also made it difficult for Britain to replenish its losses.

Now, without the help of the Americans, without the cheap aid that was almost like no money, Britain seemed to be fighting the German pressure on its own.

"In December, there was no ...... Britain has a lot to lose. Marshall said to Roosevelt in a depressed voice.

"Yes, I even feared that in early January, the Germans would choose to land directly in England......" Roosevelt was worried, and it was this very thing that he had been anxious about lately.

The information recently obtained seriously misled the wise Roosevelt. He already knew that Germany had a very powerful "shadow" intelligence service, which had long infiltrated the British top and knew the current situation in Britain well.

Under this desperate reasoning, December, the most vulnerable month of Britain, would of course be the ideal entry point for Germany to attack Britain.

In fact, Li Le did not know that Britain was about to lose the support of the United States. It is impossible for him to know that the approximate time for the loss of this support is only a short month.

By January, the U.S. Congress will still have to get an improved plan, and according to the corresponding law of slapping a sweet date, this time the plan is likely to pass.

With an abbreviated version of the aid package, the United States can again aid Britain with great fanfare. And with the accumulation of 1 month, the speed and strength of the support will be unprecedentedly strong.

"The 'shadow' unit is really terrifying, and the information sent by the British shows that the Germans seem to have touched the performance secrets of the P-40 fighter jets...... "Marshall also gritted his teeth with hatred when he mentioned this shadow unit.

Roosevelt heard the bad news and looked up to see Marshall's face: "What? The British did such a poor job of secrecy? ”

How many days have American P-40 fighters arrived in the UK? The result was now as clear as the Spitfire fighter by the Germans - which was definitely not good news for Roosevelt.