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The ad for "Pearl Harbor" in NG, May 2001
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by JeffKardde: [QB] Well, except that ... a) The ships bombed were old World War I battlecruisers -- their loss would be no big deal. And the Carriers were out to sea ... and ... b) The Japanese were well aware that if the US declared war on them, they would lose. They hoped to deliver a strong enough assault that the US would cave in to the Japanese demands regarding raw materials (metal and fuel, which I believe we had stopped selling them). Anyway, I think FDR probably knew that if it came to war, the loss of the Pacific Fleet might lengthen the conflict, but it wouldn't cause irreperable harm to it. However, I don't believe the conspiracy theory. As I understand it, the Japanese fleet refueled their carriers en-route, which is something that either they had never done before or no-one had ever done before -- in essence, they performed the "Yamamoto Manuever" and caught everyone flat-footed. Not to mention that there were countless American targets closer to Japan -- the Manila Island, the Philipeanes, etc. -- that were believed to be the most likely targets of Japanese aggression. Does anyone know when [i]Pearl Harbor[/i] opens ... ? [/QB][/QUOTE]
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