Here's a real left-of-center guy who thinks the Pearl Harbor attack (which caused our entry into WWII) was a justifiable reaction to FDR's provocations:
Message 19769937
To:Rainy_Day_Woman who wrote (6598)
From: Thomas M.
Wednesday, Feb 4, 2004 7:14 PM
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The Japanese did not attack the U.S. They attacked a foreign military base, after significant provocation. Japan got all of their oil from us. We slapped an oil embargo on them, and then threatened military action if the Japanese tried to gain control of SE Asian oil.
centuries of Japanese warlords pillaging and raping the rest of Asia and the Pacific were brought to an end
Replaced by American raping and pillaging - on a vastly larger scale.
Tom
Message 19776567
To:Rainy_Day_Woman who wrote (6639)
From: Thomas M.
Friday, Feb 6, 2004 10:57 AM
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The Japanese did not attack the U.S. They attacked a foreign military base, after significant provocation.
We had conquered part of Asia, so had they. We were equally brutal. What is wrong with one imperialist attacking the military base of another imperialist?
as for raping and pillaging, ask China about Japan, they set the bar
Ask the Filipinos, Vietnamese, Cambodians, Laotians, etc. Body count: 3-5 million
we had every right to embargo oil to Japan
Sure, but we had no right to militarily block Japanese attempts to acquire oil elsewhere.
Tom |
