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To: PAR35
Wilson called for war on Germany, which the U.S. Congress declared on 6 April 1917. AFTER REPEATED ACTS OF WAR!

Why all the love for Kaiser's Germany? You like monarchies or something? Historic revisionist? Deutchland Uber alles?

Joint Resolution Declaring that a state of war exists between the Imperial German Government and the Government and the people of the United States and making provision to prosecute the same.

Whereas the Imperial German Government has committed repeated acts of war against the Government and the people of the United States of America; Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress Assembled, that the state of war between the United States and the Imperial German Government which has thus been thrust upon the United States is hereby formally declared; and that the President be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to employ the entire naval and military forces of the United States and the resources of the Government to carry on war against the Imperial German Government; and to bring the conflict to a successful termination all of the resources of the country are hereby pledged by the Congress of the United States.

CHAMP CLARK
Speaker of the House of Representatives
THOS. R. MARSHALL
Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate

Approved, April 6, 1917
WOODROW WILSON

71 posted on 04/01/2008 8:20:55 PM PDT by allmendream ("A Lyger is pretty much my favorite animal."NapoleonD)
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To: allmendream

You like monarchies? Is that House of Hanover, Romanov or Hohenzollern? Deutscland uber alles? or Rule Brittania? Historic revisionist? Good Lord, many if not most Americans have questioned the wisdom of our role in WW1 beginning in 1919.


75 posted on 04/01/2008 8:37:20 PM PDT by nkycincinnatikid
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To: allmendream
Why all the love for Kaiser's Germany? You like monarchies or something? Historic revisionist? Deutchland Uber alles?

I've noticed some people will apologize for all sorts of things as long as it allows them to frame American actions as interventionist. It only means they see meddling where there actually is defense, not that they have an ulterior motive.

82 posted on 04/01/2008 8:50:28 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (It's not conservative to accept an inept Commander-in-Chief in a time of war. Back Mac.)
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To: allmendream
Why all the love for Kaiser's Germany? You like monarchies or something? Historic revisionist? Deutchland Uber alles?

Yes, because we know that England never had a king or queen. Wilson was the first interventionist. There was also the beginnings of the fall of the USA laid down during his term.

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87 posted on 04/01/2008 9:06:01 PM PDT by Centurion2000 (su - | echo "All your " | chown -740 us ./base | kill -9 | cd / | rm -r | echo "belong to us")
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To: allmendream
Wilson called for war on Germany, which the U.S. Congress declared on 6 April 1917

Wilson broke off diplomatic relations with Germany February 3, 1917.

110 posted on 04/02/2008 6:46:29 PM PDT by PAR35
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