[thechat] Palestinians
DC
dc at dcjt.demon.co.uk
Wed Sep 12 15:07:09 CDT 2001
At 10:28 am -0700 12/9/01, Sean German wrote:
>I think of our response to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
> We not only declared war on Japan, but the Axis
>countries in Europe as well. All evidence indicates
>Germany had no direct part in the Pearl Harbor attack.
> In fact, Hitler probably would of preferred to keep
>the US of A involved as little of possible as long as
>possible. But Germany was a partner of Japan,
>supported Japan, and deserved the focus of our
>response.
Not so.
After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, *Hitler* declared war on the
*USA*. Until then it was not absolutely certain that the USA would
enter the European war - there was a strong element favouring staying
out of it. Hitler's rash act (from his viewpoint) made that academic.
(I'm not necessarily arguing with anything you say, BTW, but this is
a point of fact.)
DC
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