Hitler Assassination CLIP

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

FDR - FIRESIDE CHAT - "The Arsenal of Democracy"...

My fellow citizens,

Trying times are upon us.  Hitler has penetrated the Maginot Line and has sent thousands of British and French Soldiers scurrying and retreating to England from the port of Dunkirk.  My hat comes off to my colleague Churchill for rescuing these troops and fending off British soil. 
My sincere congratulations go out to the British people for their monumental victory. 
My friends, a great cloud is enveloping our planet, just as in WWI. There will be nowhere to hide. Americans must be ready to serve as the "Arsenal of Democracy." We must build weapons and arm ourselves and our allies, or else the dictators of the Axis powers will choke freedom.  However, we must remain neutral.  Our families WANT neutrality. 
As your President, I think our focus must be on Europe. The German military machine is vastly superior and is poised to roll over France, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and many others. My sources say that Japan is very low on precious gasoline and will not last much longer.
To Josef Stalin – To your “nose” remark and the weak roofs of democracy - You are right my friend. Ill-prepared is weakness, and the American people are weak. But it takes much to kill a giant, and anyone foolish enough to attempt it had better make it a killing stroke. 

To Einstein – unless you would like to be censored and silenced, please refrain from talking about our military projects with the ENTIRE WORLD!   Your diarrhea of the mouth is giving me unnecessary headaches.  You must be in a rare mood as I have never heard you rant about nuclear projects before.  Time to take you to the mad-house, old boy?

To Helene Delattre – I know your deprivations.  You sleep in the shadow of the enemy.  Stay poised!  Stay alert!  I believe De Gaulle will triumph in the long run.  He is a man of complete honor and discipline.  He will never give up on you.  Vive la France!

Very Sincerely,
 
Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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