You cannot compare "today's" environment with the World War 2 years. During WW2, the US was more self-reliant than now. The people felt our way of life was threatened and joined in a common goal of defeating the Axis powers. It is interesting but during WW2, the US quickly determined that that all necessary war materiale would be manufactured in this Country rather than in foreign countries. There were just a few items (ie rubber) that had to be imported, but there were several attempts at making synthetic rubber rather than relying on foreign imports. The problem with foreign imports is that they could be stopped by the enemy. This is not the case today.

This is the reason that America was called the "Great Arsenal of Democracy" by Roosevelt. During those years, this Country was heavily industrialized, proudly using the phrase a "smokestack industry".

Sadly, today, you'd be lucky to find any smokestacks. The smokestacks are long gone deemed hazardous by the EPA. No more are most of the "tools of war" made in this country. Most of the war materiale is imported or made to foreign specifications based on UN design.

Could we win WW2 if it was fought today?? Doubtful...with the present political climate, we'd be trying to make friends with the Axis powers and subsequently bombed into submission.

Very few realize how close Hitler came to winning WW2. If several things had gone "his way", then the Nazis would have developed Nuclear fission. Coupled with the Nazis' development of rocket powered engines, we'd be in serious trouble none the less.