I forgot one factoid: When Congress convened to declare War against Japan, there was one "Nay" vote!
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Originally Posted by ghfromaltonbay
Ever since visiting the Pearl Harbor Memorial several years ago, this date has taken on more significance for me. My stay in Oahu was at Turtle Bay which was the northwest point on the island where the Japanese planes first crossed the island and used the mountains to shield their flight path until they were right on top of Pearl Harbor.
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Pearl Harbor was payback for the intransigence of US' "
Isolationists—what we'd call
Peaceniks or
Pacifists today. Even during the war, cutbacks in training led to incredible reports by surviving WW2 pilots.
The cost of Washington's pre-war dalliance has produced
more than one costly account of aircraft, pilots, and crews—here's
one:
http://ships.bouwman.com/WWII-Planes/Cost.html