Why the Submarine is the unsung hero at Midway -- true story.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Horus3K

Well, and why do you think Japan attacked USA in the first place?...Because USA basically left no other choice for Japan, esp when you consider japan was to 80% relying on US oil, cutting that of they HAD to invade the oil rich nations/colonies!

We left Japan with a choice, even more than one. There is no way Japan was going to get US oil by attacking the US directly. The Pearl Harbor attack was to prevent the US from interfering with Japan's plans in the South Pacific. Japan could have got the signal that they should get out of China. They could have cooperated with their neighbors and done pretty much what they ended up doing after the war. They could have just gone after the oil in their region, and we might not have interfered at all.

As said im very sure they anticipated an attack somewhere somehow...maybe not as severe as the actual attack

Of course they expected it. There are plenty of documents from the time discussing US expectations. The problem is that they expected the attack on the Philippines and varioius areas around the South Pacific, not at Pearl Harbor.

Well the following maybe a bit of a conspiracy theory, but the similarities between Pearl Harbour and 9/11 are striking...they knew something was to happen so they could manipulate public opinion to reach their goals!

And like all conspiracy theories neither one has ever been backed up by any real evidence.

I guess some of you want to sacrifice me for what i wrote here, its just my personal opinion...being a "modern" german i get sceptical when thing fit too nicely to be just coincidance...

Are you paranoid? Expecting trouble? No one here wants to sacrifice anyone. For the most part we like a good debate. In answer to your skepticism, things only fit "too nicely" in your own mind. Coincidence is like luck - things happen the way they happen, and people see something more than there is because they want to. I'm not saying you're wrong, but as always some real evidence would be nice.