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Originally Posted by FIREWALL
The USofA has helped alot of people and countrys.
I have always wondered " what if Japan hadn't attacked Pearl Harbor "
Would've the US later entered WWII or maybe not.
History might've been changed if not for Japan. 
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I belong to that camp that believes that Roosevelt pressed the Japanese only for one reason over the oil so hard until they finally either had to completely give up their ambitions to become the regional dominating power, or would need to attack America and overcome it in order to break open the "oil-garotte": Roosevelt wanted america netering the war in Europe as well, but was opposed by a congress and a public mood that simply was opposing that idea and preferred the production of cars and refrigerators to that of tanks and warplanes. If Roosevelt would have failed to make the Japanese attack, he would have found another way to enter the war. I am very sure he also saw the chance that America would inherit the Britsh empire's estate, because after the air battle of Britain and the U-Boot war having brought Britain twice to breaking point it was clear that however the war ended, the empire never would be able to live up to it'S former power and glory again. If in the wake of that taking over from the British, Japanese interference with American intentions for domination in the Pacific could be switched off as well - the better.
I think of Roosevelt as both being sly and intelloigent, and unscrupellous. considering the cirucmstances at that time of history, that maybe was the best imaginable combination of characteristics for the US leader.