[quote=@Wernher]
Ugh. You know? Pre-ww1 USA really wasn't that big of a a deal, it was 'getting there', but all it had for an army was an under equiped, under trained, and under manned national guard that was laughable in every way in comparison to any european army.

I'm beginning to wonder if the US player is just having the usual american bravado or is ignorant of those facts.
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To be fair, they are the economical powerhouse of the world, even pre-1914