# Lets Do Another "What If the USA Stayed Neutral in WW2" **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [August 3, 2022, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-another-what-if-the-usa-stayed-neutral-in-ww2/969000 "2022-08-03T04:21:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 98
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-another-what-if-the-usa-stayed-neutral-in-ww2/969000/98 "2022-09-27T21:33:51Z")
> [@Dissonance](#): > > Even given a fantastical best case where Japan is able to take the DEI and Commonwealth possessions and the US sits back twiddling its thumbs,… _Which is exactly the OPs hypothetical._ Not to mention that quote from FDR I gave earlier. (Okay, FDR simply said the USA would not declare war, but certainly steps would be taken short of war- but _not_ in this hypothetical.) True, the Imperial Japanese were trapped in a morass in China. But they made lots of bad decisions. No one here is claiming the Imperial Japanese could invade India and win. But they would have total air and naval superiority. How long would the colony hold out? Yes, the two of you have conclusively _proved what really happened_- that with the USA in the war, _the Axis is royally screwed._ Every WW2 history book says the same- The Allies really did win WW2. I totally concede that point- the Allies really did win WW2. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-another-what-if-the-usa-stayed-neutral-in-ww2/969000)._