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.
Heh, heh..."cave in?" Riiiight.
It was anything but an un-provoked or "outright" attack, it was a response to
American policy.
Which would NOT have been required, had it not been for Japan's actions
in China!
Does that mean nothing to you?
Japan either ignored the boycotts or misinterpreted them, and made the
wrong choices of subsequent actions.
It was obviously the wrong response, wasn't it? Too bad it took a world
war and a loss of national face to finally get the picture!
It seems China might be heading a similar direction with Taiwan...
I sincerely hope not.
keith
Kind regards
Kevin
