“The people of Europe who are defending themselves do not ask us to do their fighting. They ask us for (weapons)... which will e

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“The people of Europe who are defending themselves do not ask us to do their fighting. They ask us for (weapons)... which will e

nable them to fight for their liberty and our security. Emphatically we must get these weapons to them in sufficient volume and quickly enough, so that we and our children will be saved the agony and suffering of war which others have had to endure...” – President Franklin D. Roosevelt, December 29, 1940 The foreign policy objective stated by President Roosevelt in this address was to

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ella [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-07T17:06:02+03:00

<span>This speech, given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on December 29, 1940 to announce to the American people that while he was aware that the people had no interest in going to war, in the interest of security of the nation and also the world, the US was planning a defensive and preparing to stave off the evil nations around the world seeking power in the wrong ways and places.</span>