Preparation

In preparing for the war America did not keep their options open, and because of this we were not very prepared.  Our soldiers were in many cases thought to to be stupid, but it was okay because they would not really need to think.  It was decided that this was going to be a mechanized war so that they would not need to think.  The machines would do all of the work and thinking.  Could this really be what many thought?  On top of this our military leaders thought that we would be able to totally avoid getting involved in this war all together.  It was as if we could stand on the outskirts looking in and occasionally passing supplies to the countries involved.  It is hard to believe that no one could really see the problem with this.  Obviously a few individuals saw that America was headed into the war, but no one was really preparing to do it.  No one actually saw beyond entering the war.  We would soon bribe pampered boys into battle.  Was our government really thinking, and if so what were they thinking?  Could many individuals have been that close minded?