If I recall correctly, Germany began engaging in submarine warfare not because of 'aid to Britain' but because the British fleet had begun a 'distant blockade'. If I'm remembering all of the terms and definitions corretly, in a 'close blockade' ships of one belligerent nation have the right to board and inspect others in a range semi-close to shore (x number of miles out), what Britain did was simply mine vast stretches of the waters and declare them off-limits to all sea travel. And I'd love to know how you can place all of the blame on the United States for the assault by a German submarine unit on the British ship.
Each side hoped to blockade the other, thus preventing any war materials from getting through. German U-boats stalked British waters, continually looking for enemy vessels to sink without warning, which was a clear violation of international rules. There was no blame on the U.S., in fact, Americans were outraged to learn that 128 U.S. civilians were killed (on the Lusitania) in a war in which they were officially neutral.
Nope. Not at all. As I said above to sk8, if you can plug the holes someone finds in your argument, you have a much better understanding of your belief, and a better argument.
Haha ya, can't agree more with ya. It's a good, fun read, but it's just crazy that people take it seriously.
Yeah, well we live in a crazy world. ;) I'm sure there are millions of people that think I'm absurd for believing in the Bible though. (As I have noticed here in this thread).
A man and a friend are playing golf one day at their local golf course. One of the guys is about to chip onto the green when he sees a long funeral procession on the road next to the course. He stops in mid-swing, takes off his golf cap, closes his eyes, and bows down in prayer. His friend says: “Wow, that is the most thoughtful and touching thing I have ever seen. You truly are a kind man.” The man then replies: “Yeah, well we were married 35 years.”
