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Politics : Foreign Policy Discussion Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: LindyBill who wrote (3003)	1/29/2003 11:52:35 PM
From: gamesmistress	Respond to of 15987

Hmmm...Hitler promised the Japanese in April 1941 that Germany would "take part in case of a conflict between Japan and America." He was planning to invade the Soviet Union at the time and wanted the Japanese to distract the Soviets from the rear, but he did not tell the Japanese about this planned invasion and they signed a Neutrality Pact with the Soviets shortly thereafter. (Kept it, too, which pissed Hitler off no end). He also wanted the Japanese actions to distract the US from Europe, at least until he conquered the Soviet Union. Despite Hitler's failure in getting Japan to do what he wanted, on November 25 Ribbentrop again assured the Japanese that Germany would join Japan if she became "engaged" in a war with the US. Though the Japanese failed to get this in writing from the Fuehrer (and did not inform him of the impending attack on Pearl Harbor) Hitler kept his promise just the same. (This is all from The Rise and Fall of the 3rd Reich by Shirer). Apparently Hitler did plan to go to war with the US sometime, he just wanted to do it on his own timetable. The Shirer book shows how the Japanese outmanevered him in this area.