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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: [QB] Ah, but how about this? What if there had been some actual, alert anti-aircraft defenses deployed on the far side of the island of Hawai'i on the day of the attack on Pearl Harbor? Assuming that the aircraft were positively identified as being Japanese, what would you suggest be done? Let the massive bomber strike force, clearly on a direct heading towards Pearl Harbor, continue on because they haven't dropped their bombs yet? Or would you open fire first, because the planes were very clearly intent on launching an attack, in the interests of defending your valuable military base/assets (and lives) by shooting down some bombers before they reach their target? Obviously we have the benefit of hindsight in the Pearl Harbor attack, but my belief is that (1) I had already issued an ultimatum to the Gorn fleet, telling them not to proceed any further, and (2) the Gorn forces had a clear intent, and there was very little chance that they were going to turn around after the ultimatum deadline passed. In short, the Gorn were the ones that made the conflict inevitable. I simply chose to move their timetable forward slightly to gain a little advantage back. Or in other words, I wasn't willing to let the Gorn back me completely into the corner... I chose to act while I still had some maneuvering room. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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