20240503 - Netanyahu tells false stories about World War II (image, video & comment)

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Roosevelt never said, "I would not lose a single pilot". His public addresses and fireside chats during the war acknowledged the heavy losses and sacrifices of American service members, including airmen, and emphasized the need for national unity and a determined war effort to secure victory.

The US president publicly condemned Nazi atrocities and pledged justice but focused on defeating Germany to end the killing, later creating the War Refugee Board (WRB) to rescue Jews after learning of State Department obstruction, though critics argue he acted too late, as evidenced by Holocaust survivor Jan Karski briefing him on camps like Auschwitz without eliciting specific rescue plans, though the WRB saved many.