I don’t agree with the “bullied” part either, in hindsight they must have been on sake.
The massive appropriations were going to the Army. Maybe they were contingencies, or from there they were going , “lend lease” or to the war with American men. The war happened. What direction we were committed prior to is probably still mostly sealed somewhere right? I know the McCollum memo is not. What do you think of that? (I know what conservapedia has on the topic)