> The Japanese were baited into War by FDR.
They invaded Manchuria in 1931 and were at war with China and Russia for years prior to Pearl Harbor. You’re blaming that on the U.S.?
They invaded Manchuria in 1931 and were at war with China and Russia for years prior to Pearl Harbor. You’re blaming that on the U.S.?
That’s why they attacked Pearl Harbor in the first place: to neutralize the US navy threat in the Pacific while seeking for new oil sources down South.
They were at war with many countries, but they weren’t at war with the US specifically up until that point.
And by the way the US sold oil to Japan to profit from their war machine in Russia, Manchuria and China. It wasn’t until the very end that they stopped selling it.
Sure, but then maybe don’t start a war with all of Asia. There was a high degree of grandiosity and hubris where they thought the way out of a losing strategy and resources was to double down and go after more