Unless im mistaken, the reason why it was labeled a "day of infamy" was not just because it was a sneak attack, but because the attack occured before Japan had declared war. Yes they had the declaration in the works, and indeed was on its way, but the fact of the matter is, they instigated a full scale attack, BEFORE a declaration of war was delivered. If Japan had declared war or delivered some forceful ultimatum before instigating any attack against any US locale, I don't think we'd look at it in quite the same way that we do today.
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