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The '''American First Committee''' was an [[isolationist]] organization that opposed [[United States]] involvement in [[World War II]].  Founded by [[R. Douglas Stuart, Jr.]] in September 1940, its supporters grew to number 800,000 including the [[Hearst newspapers]], Sen. [[Robert M. LaFollette, Jr.]], [[Socialist]] leader [[Norman Thomas]], and aviation hero [[Charles Lindbergh]].  

The '''American First Committee''' was an "isolationist" organization that opposed United States involvement in World War II.  It was highly visible in 1940-41, but failed to stop President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] from forming an informal alliance with Britain,, or stop Congress from passing legislation to aid Britain and Russia fight Nazi Germany. It concentrated almost exclusively on Europe; most members favored a hard line against Japan, even at the cost of war.

The committee collapsed after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.  It had been thoroughly discredited and most of the activists reversed positions. Interventionists for years attacked their opponents as "America Firsters".  In recent years [[Pat Buchanan]] has identified himself with America First, justifying it historically and calling for its renewal. Conservative historians have rejected his misinterpretations of the 1940s and wondered about his favorable treatment of Nazi foreign policy.<ref> See Alan J. Levine, "Buchanan's Flawed History of World War II," ''World and I,'' Vol. 15, August 2000 [http://www.questia.com/read/5002356598?title=Buchanan's%20Flawed%20History%20of%20World%20War%20Ii online edition]</ref>

The committee collapsed after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.  It had been thoroughly discredited and most of the activists reversed positions. Interventionists for years attacked their opponents as "America Firsters".   

 

In recent years [[Pat Buchanan]] has identified himself with America First, justifying it historically and calling for its renewal. Conservative historians have rejected his misinterpretations of the 1940s and wondered about his favorable treatment of Nazi foreign policy.<ref> See Alan J. Levine, "Buchanan's Flawed History of World War II," ''World and I,'' Vol. 15, August 2000 [http://www.questia.com/read/5002356598?title=Buchanan's%20Flawed%20History%20of%20World%20War%20Ii online edition]</ref>

==Debate on war==

==Debate on war==