Just a little side note I learned - On hearing about the successful completion of dropping the A bomb on Hiroshima, a thrilled President Harry S Truman broke into a spontaneous dance.
One thing to remember: our government has always been willing to “sacrifice” innocent civilians. Do not think that they won’t think twice about doing that to it’s own “innocent civilians”. They are already beginning to turn that focus within. 😳
This may or may not be true, but I have heard that the US effectively pushed Japan into the war, backing them into a corner with the oil embargo and causing them to either lose face or commit to war.
It was also said that Roosevelt had been given advance warning* about Pearl harbour, but that it was a necessary excuse to enter the war and was not passed on to the Navy.
*Intercepted Japanese radio transmissions from two separate allied sources.
I would have discounted such rumours, were it not for RFK's statement on the Pentagons proposal to JFK, to commit a mass casualty attack on American soil, to facilitate the invasion of Cuba.
Just a little side note I learned - On hearing about the successful completion of dropping the A bomb on Hiroshima, a thrilled President Harry S Truman broke into a spontaneous dance.
What Americans have done is disgusting beyond belief. I am so ashamed of our history
One thing to remember: our government has always been willing to “sacrifice” innocent civilians. Do not think that they won’t think twice about doing that to it’s own “innocent civilians”. They are already beginning to turn that focus within. 😳
Thank you for yet another excellent piece.
This may or may not be true, but I have heard that the US effectively pushed Japan into the war, backing them into a corner with the oil embargo and causing them to either lose face or commit to war.
It was also said that Roosevelt had been given advance warning* about Pearl harbour, but that it was a necessary excuse to enter the war and was not passed on to the Navy.
*Intercepted Japanese radio transmissions from two separate allied sources.
I would have discounted such rumours, were it not for RFK's statement on the Pentagons proposal to JFK, to commit a mass casualty attack on American soil, to facilitate the invasion of Cuba.
Scary stuff.