Fact: Canadian Ships ecorted over Half of the convoys across the pond during the Battle of the Atlantic.
Can you imagine what would've happened if Canada took as long to pull it's head out if it's ass as the US did? That war would've been lost.
Not to take anything away from America but they do take more credit for things than they deserve.
Winston Churchill himself said about America.
Americans can be counted on to do the right thing, but only after they've exausted every other option...