[SquirrelKing]

How do you think we helped destroy the British Empire?

[RobbyS]

Roosevelt was a Wilsonian and anti-imperialist. Just remember that until the Spanish-American War the British was our number one foe. Subsequently, the Washington Naval Conference began the decline of the Royal Navy. But the real blow was the abrupt ending of Lend-lease late in 1946 when Britain was tittering on the brink of financial collapse. This shortsighted decision led to the collapse of the British military position in Greece and the need for the Truman Doctrine. But the major blow was our refusal to aid the British, the French, and the Israeli in Suez.