Well, I am actually trained in history…not self serving. There are these things called facts.

Here, a solid intro

https://www.amazon.com/America-First-Against-Intervention-1940-1941-ebook/dp/B01LZXOSG8/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

I will add, the second gulf war has a near parallel in the past. Look up Gulf of Tonkin.