Viss, can you make it anytime this week ?
As for the US stand, FDR would like to remind the allies that it was american intervention that saved the day in Spain and allowed to push back the germans. Further actions opened a large beachead in the french alps. Constant harassment landings in France keep the germans on their toes.
Holland, Denmark and parts of northern Germany are in US hands. There have been forays into Koln and Essen as well as Brussles , Antwerpen and Lille. A few german infantry divisions and a division of tiger tanks have been destroyed, german mech forces have been severely bled.
The germans are forced to keep large reserves facing the US, some 25 armor and mech divs + unspecified numbers of infantry divs are facing US troops. This is relieving pressure from the beleaguered soviet.
Inevitably, this "Germany first" strategy, opens the door to Japanese outrages. There have been massive naval battles between the IJN and USN, leading to losses on both sides... Both sides have an about equal number of ships now, though the IJN was more numerous at some point. A massive landing in Los Angeles with some 20 japanese divs and some german tanks on lease to Japan was effected and the national guard had to withdraw to report to headquarters. This is obviously a desperate Japanese attempt to relieve pressure from their beleaguered german ally. The japanese will pay the price for their folly
