Very true. But trust was even lower in the military in 1941. Isolationism was the political orthodoxy, and had been for decades. That changed overnight. And the

Very true. But trust was even lower in the military in 1941. Isolationism was the political orthodoxy, and had been for decades. That changed overnight. And the sacrifices the US made during WW2 was astounding. For the duration of the war, the US literally stopped making civilian cars. The military grew ten fold in a matter in months. I question the resolve of the American people to put up with those kinds of hardships, sure, but given recent history I think we discount it at our peril.