Posted on 11/19/2006 7:56:32 PM PST by davy
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I suppose China provoked Japan into slaughtering untold numbers of Chinese as well.
Another conspiracy theorist, I see.
Isn't this the same shrine that glorifies the kamikaze forces?
Did he also claim that "Nanking shouldn't have dressed so provocatively"?
DUers are so freakin' boring.
Personal Responsibility is only for the strong.
For the weak we have BLAME.
The US had issues with Japan before WWII because Japan was slaughtering and enslaving large numbers of Koreans and Chinese. It is as simple as that.
By some accounts I've read, even the nazis were shocked at the behavior of the Japanese in China.
There is some truth to this. Marxist influence got FDR to do the very things that provoked Japan, giving Russia a break in WWII. According to one book, that was the plan of the Russians, to keep Japan from attacking Russia. It was also a Japanese Navy versus Japanese Army fight. One wanted to attack Russia. The other wanted to attack America.
Nevertheless, nothing FDR did justified the attack on Pearl Harbor. How much he knew in advance - that's another story.
Yes, FDR did provoke them, but only because of Japan's designs on East Asia.
Greater Ea
and let Google fill in the blank for you. It has to do with hegemony of the Japanese Empire. Next, look up "Rape of Nanking" for a hint as to the nature of that hegemony. Economic sanctions? No big deal...
We were surprised because we all , from FDR down, underestimated the Japs. They took a huge gable and almost swept the boards. If they had hit the storage tanks.....
We did cut off their oil supplies, but what were the Japanese doing in China? What was Italy doing in Africa before this, too?
or that Japan attacked a US Navy River Patrol boat in China in '38 giving us only a toothy smile, with a "Sooo Sorrrrey! Big Misstake!"
This is pretty funny. The last time I was at the Smithsonian I got the distinct impression that this was OUR government's position as well.
But then, they ALWAYS blame America first.
EXACTLY!
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