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To: PurpleMan
“Bing that Japan was 80% reliant on US oil, there are those who would argue that actually, FRD’s oil embargo on Japan was the first act of war.”

And they would be wrong. Japan was militarily active in China long before any oil embargo. Sept 19 Japan invaded Manchuria following the Mukden Incident
http://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=18
BTW who is FRD? The US President during WWII IIRC was Franklin D. Roosevelt.

63 posted on 08/06/2008 8:41:47 AM PDT by Polynikes (Yo, homie. Is that my briefcase?)
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To: Polynikes

Correction on my post#63
Sept 19, 1931 Japan invaded Manchuria following the Mukden Incident


71 posted on 08/06/2008 9:00:09 AM PDT by Polynikes (Yo, homie. Is that my briefcase?)
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