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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: haqihana who wrote (135575)	4/5/2001 1:12:35 AM
From: Kevin Rose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Maybe. But sometimes its that first punch in the nose that really let's you know you're in a fight that wakes you up. An interesting point. If we weren't forced to build the bomb, who would have? Russians? Boy, that would have changed a lot.

To: haqihana who wrote (135575)	4/5/2001 1:15:34 AM
From: Andy Thomas	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

--. With all of the ships that were sunk at Pearl had stayed afloat, the naval war for the Pacific would have been a different story. - actually, that's not true. the ships sunk at pearl were obsolete battleships, suited only for shore bombardment due to their low speeds. the american carriers weren't at pearl. if those had been there, the war would have been longer, for there would have been no coral sea or midway. i'm not talking up a conspiracy here, but i'm fairly certain roosevelt knew of the danger, for he had been warned by the then missionary to japan, e. stanley jones. anyway, the ships lost at pearl would not have been a factor in coral sea or midway. the carriers were what mattered and again; they weren't there. andy