War Allies Quotes
There were many who were concerned that France was not part of our military coalition in the Iraq War. However, some saw this as an advantage as France is usually a demanding partner while, as some see it, their military contribution was minimal.
The military security people were so used to ferreting out communists in the 1930s that they had a hard time adjusting to the fact that the security risks or people who might have German connections or backgrounds. Many immigrant scientists were recruited for work on the Manhattan project to build the atomic bomb and they only did security clearances. The military security people kept checking on any communist background they might have had as opposed to possible connections with fascist organizations. By the end of the war they had adjusted but then had to go back to looking for communists as the Cold War evolved.
