So your point is that the Japanese were justified in bombing Pearl
Harbor so that they could continue the rape of Nanking? Interesting
perspective.
Kevin Waterson wrote:
This one time, at band camp, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Launching a war simply because you want to (maybe just for political reasons)
I think all wars are fought for political reasons.
and convincing others it is a good thing, is certainly different from
responding to an outright attack (Pearl Harbor). Or even rushing to the defense of
one's allies.
But I shouldn't have said that much. And I'll stop here.
Toooo late :)
Pearl Harbour was the result of failed US foreign policy.
The United States and the United Kingdom reacted to Japanese military actions
in China by imposing a scrap metal boycott followed by an oil boycott, a freeze
of assets and the closing of the Panama Canal to Japanese shipping. The only
choice for Japan was to seek oil in South East Asia and with the the Americans
firmly entrenched in Pearl Harbour they had to neutralize the American fleet
or cave into their demands to get out of China.
It was anything but an un-provoked or "outright" attack, it was a response to
American policy.
Kind regards
Kevin
