DECEMBER 7, 2024
VOLUME 92
POLITICALLY INCORRECT, CENTER-RIGHT PERSPECTIVE ON CURRENT NEWS EVENTS
THE DAY THAT LIVES IN INFAMY, BUT LARGELY IGNORED BY TODAY’S AMERICANS.
According to Google, the Japanese attack force that decimated Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, consisted of six aircraft carriers, two battleships, two heavy cruisers, one light cruiser, nine destroyers, eight tankers, 23 fleet submarines, and five midget submarines. The aircraft carriers were carrying 353 aircraft. Britannica claims Japan had 67 ships within 200 miles of Oahu.
In the world we live in today, with satellites surveilling virtually every square inch of the earth in real time, it’s hard to believe that a naval armada of such magnitude could go undetected and get close enough to attack a strategic US asset such as Pearl Harbor. Another fact hard to ignore was the fact that Japan had been on the march in the Pacific capturing island after island for ten years prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. A small contingency of Americans, the famous “Flying Tigers” had been assisting the Chinese in pushing out the Japanese aggressors. I’m sure this activity was being closely watched by United States intelligence.
As in all major events such as this one, all sorts of theories abound. The political climate in the United States prior to our entry into the second world war was one of isolationism. Americans didn’t want any part of foreign wars. The theory held by some, is that Roosevelt knew it would be difficult is not impossible to enter the developing worldwide fray politically, so the decision was made to ignore Japan’s eminent attack on Pearl Harbor, knowing an attack on the American Navy would spark the anger of the American populace and erase any resistance to entering the war.
Whether or not that is true, I have provided a very condensed history of what followed Pearl Harbor. The Japanese did in fact awake a “Sleeping Giant.”
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/pacific-strategy-1941-1944
The entire story of how America went from a peaceful Agricultural/Industrial nation to full on war machine is nothing less than fascinating, and somewhat unbelievable. But that story embodies the true spirit of America. We saw that spirit rise again a few weeks ago on election day. America is back.
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