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Debate:Was it wrong for him to allow the attack in order to wake up the American public and motivate Americans to fight and win the war? (view source)
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::*''The Japanese decision to attack Pearl Harbor instead demonstrated the Japanese were too smart for this. They knew that overwhelming force would eventually fall upon them if they fought the United States, so the only plan that made sense was to disable the largest percentage of that force possible at the outset. ''
::*''The Japanese decision to attack Pearl Harbor instead demonstrated the Japanese were too smart for this. They knew that overwhelming force would eventually fall upon them if they fought the United States, so the only plan that made sense was to disable the largest percentage of that force possible at the outset. ''
:::Actually there was no guarantee Japan was going to attack the US at all. There were two other very much more likely scenarios, (1) finish off British presence in the Pacific region, and then (2) help the Germans finish off the Soviet Union by invading through Manchuria. The US public even in 1941 was intent upon staying out of the war. Combined, Germany and Japan could have defeated both Britain and the USSR, with the US remaining neutral. But the Axis alliance suffered from a lack of coordination, committment, and real planning together. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 17:47, 7 May 2007 (EDT)
:::Actually there was no guarantee Japan was going to attack the US at all. There were two other very much more likely scenarios, (1) finish off British presence in the Pacific region, and then (2) help the Germans finish off the Soviet Union by invading through Manchuria. The US public even in 1941 was intent upon staying out of the war. Combined, Germany and Japan could have defeated both Britain and the USSR, with the US remaining neutral. But the Axis alliance suffered from a lack of coordination, committment, and real planning together. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 17:47, 7 May 2007 (EDT)
If George W Bush knew about 9/11 in advance and allowed it to happen, in order to mobilize Americans to take action against the very real threat of Islamic extremism, would it have been wrong? Well it would be if you had lost a loved in the attack. It has basically been all but proven that FDR knew about Pearl Harbor in advance. He may have allowed it to happen for altrustic reasons, but it still was a disgusting act. I am sure those of you excusing this action, would have a much different opinion if one of your loved ones had been killed for "the greater good".
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