Very simply this! Roosevelt had to get the U. S. committed to war with the Axis powers to restore the economy. The occasional sinking of a U. S. ship by a German U-boot did not stir the passion required! We had copies of the Axis Enigma code machine and knew the Japanese were preparing a pre-emptive strike on the Pacific Fleet based in Pearl. He had checked with his top Naval Brass and Billy Mitchell's demonstration notwithstanding, they assured him (the President) that there was no way the Japanese could do significant damage to the heavily armored cruisers and battleships, but the aircraft carriers were a different kettle of fish! They were ordered on a Top Secret maneuver away from the source of the attack. So in a flurry of Top Secret telegrams significantly leaving out the highest ranking Naval and Army officers the decision was made to maintain a low profile, make no effort to intercept the Japanese task force, or otherwise acknowlege our awareness of it. The result was beyond Roosevelt's wildest dreams! Incidentally, the two responsible Officers on Pearl recieved Courts Martials, and their names have never been cleared to this day! Regards, Al.... ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Holmes To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 9:48 PM Subject: RE: CS>Re: alex s. perry, jr's WWII article
What is your take on Pearl Harbor Albert? -----Original Message----- From: Albert Peirce [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 4:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: CS>Re: alex s. perry, jr's WWII article Most interesting that "rense.com" would publish a scurrilous article by Alex S. Perry impugning the Allies' efforts to defeat Nazism, Fascism, and Japanese expansionism in the Far East, and then shut down its site on the web so that no response could be made and read by anyone who originally responded to and read Mr. Perry's article entitled "THERE WAS NO NEED FOR WORLD WAR II" Any information about contacting these people would be appreciated. Regards, Al.... ----- Original Message ----- From: Albert Peirce To: "http://aepeirce"@cinci.rr.com Cc: Albert Peirce Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 8:11 PM Subject: alex s. perry, jr's WWII article Minimal further investigation would have revealed to Mr. Perry that the peace overtures from the NAZIS were a sham, and were an attempt to temporise and secure the western front as Germany prepared to invade the Soviet Union! Germany probably had 60% of its military forces deployed to resist a renewed effort to re-establish an allied presence in western Europe, and if they could have suceeded in establishing a Neville Chamberlain II agreement, they could have moved a significant portion of this presence to the eastern front. As it was, they took a calculated risk that the Allies would not be ready to open an invasion of Europe for several years and moved their forces anyway. Remember that at the time, 1940/41, the Royal Air Force fighter command had virtually decimated the Luftwaffe flying over England (for every plane shot down, if the crew survived they were taken prisoner) and the Bomber Command was ramping up its night-time bombing of Germany, and the United States Army Air Corps was flying B17's and B24's to England to begin daylight bombing over Europe!! Germany was not dealing from a position of strength!!! HISTORY is a marvelous source of information, and even though it is no longer taught in our schools, it should be accessibile and encouragement offered to study it!!!! Al....
