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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (11150)	11/22/2001 3:21:16 AM
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Bad reasoning, and a reckless misstatement: "Then, as now, it was about the oil." It was about Japanese expansionism and militarism. That was the primary issue. It was about a way to stop Japan, short of war, and it was by no means limited to oil. Oil was secondary: a means to a greater end. Without it, and other raw materials, America reasoned that Japan would be unable to continue its expansion. The Japanese correctly perceived the American intent, and reacted in a calculated gamble aimed at preserving inflows of raw materials, and maintaining its expansionist policies. It was no more about oil than it was about rice.

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