Apologises for the double post but I also wanted to quickly mention that you can supply all you want but it doesn't change that it's not your people who are out there dying. Steel, money and oil are far less valuable than human life.
The people who have some idealistic picture of the US riding in on some white horse, saving the world might want to consider revising their history. At the outbreak of WWII the British Expeditionary Force (might be worth reading up on this) responded quickly to aid France in it's defense against the Germans (That's right, running to help another country BEFORE being personally attacked). Shortly after, France surrendered, leaving the BEF stranded on the beaches of France (not a small number either - 360,000+) all the while being strafed by the Luftwaffe. As France had surrendered, the only major power that stood between Germany and it's control of most of Europe and Africa was the UK! Why? Because the other major powers (Russia and US) decided to sit on the fence until the war was brought to them (nice attitude isn't it?) You can argue that it was Russia who dealt the knock-out blows to Germany, but it was the UK's denial of oil and resources in areas such as Africa that forced Germany to prematurely attack Russia in an effort to take the oil fields in the Caucasus. The Germans used their best troops and weapons for the Eastern Front (including the 3rd Army) which to an extent, left the door open on the Western Front (Notably they were unable to supply proper air power due to the ongoing air battles with the RAF). We can all go around and mention the specific involvement that each country had and the various acts of valor but the only thing that should really go without question here is that had it not been for the grit and determination shown by the UK (including the various countries within the commonwealth) from the START, WWII would have been a rather short affair and irrespective of your boyish dreams - the world we live in today would be extremely different (yes, that includes America).
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