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Talk:Essay:Greatest Mysteries of American History (view source)
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::: Two obvious reasons for allowing the attack would be (1) to ensure full American support for fighting the war in Europe, as [[FDR]] wanted to rescue England and (2) not reveal that Americans had broken Japan's codes. Churchill allowed attacks for the same reason as (2).--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 09:36, 13 August 2008 (EDT)
::: Two obvious reasons for allowing the attack would be (1) to ensure full American support for fighting the war in Europe, as [[FDR]] wanted to rescue England and (2) not reveal that Americans had broken Japan's codes. Churchill allowed attacks for the same reason as (2).--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 09:36, 13 August 2008 (EDT)
:::: That does make sense, but it seems to be a high price to pay for secrecy (with regards to 2). --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]]<sub>[[User talk:JessicaT|''Ohayo gozaimasu!'']]</sub> 09:42, 13 August 2008 (EDT)