People will always try to knock the US. Sometimes with legit complaints, sometimes not.
Whether it was during the war for independence ("Pffft...the US didnt win, the French and Indians did most of the fighting...") or during WWII as stated above, it will always happen.
I will just say that there are countless variables and exceptions that make any generalization exactlly that: a sweeping, inaccurate generalizition. I am sure there were many battles critical to the war that the US helped to win, and many the US lost that screwed over its goals. Its likely the US boasted or exagerated when credit was not due to them, and many times when the US never got the praise it deserved.
In the end, we chose a side, our side won, and thus we won, along with the rest of our allies. I also think it is important to remember that the US itself was never threatened or in immediate dangerby or from the European axis powers, and the atlantic ocean is a pretty damn big body of water to cross to help out your friends. So if youre going to remember one thing, remember that the US did the right thing and helped out the good guys.
Remember, there may be no "I" in team, but there is no "U" either, so you cant point the finger and say "U didnt do jack squat, USA!"
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