“...but they in fact did at one point in the very early stages of the war have the opportunity to defeat us.”
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Temporarily. Perhaps.
But they could have done nothing to shut down the industrial might of a rearming US running at full bore and with a determined resolve.
Did they really think we would sue for peace after Pearl, regardless of the outcome?
btw. do these symbols,###### as part of your comments have any significance, meaning? Thanks. :-)