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Originally posted by Sambuka
So I personally believe that the nips had it coming
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Had it coming? We pushed the Nips to war. You think they just attacked us for no reason?
America slapped Japan in the face first. Pearl Harbor was the end result.
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When France capitulated in June 1940, Japan moved into northern French Indochina. And though the United States had no interest there, we imposed an embargo on steel and scrap metal. After Hitler invaded Russia in June 1941, Japan moved into southern Indochina. FDR ordered all Japanese assets frozen.
But FDR did not want to cut off oil. As he told his Cabinet on July 18, an embargo meant war, for that would force oil-starved Japan to seize the oil fields of the Dutch East Indies. But a State Department lawyer named Dean Acheson drew up the sanctions in such a way as to block any Japanese purchases of U.S. oil. By the time FDR found out, in September, he could not back down.
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Japan had no choice. Suck American cock, or fight.