Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/12

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Terror
From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 23:41:43 -0400
 
> Japan wanted to expell all of the Western powers from Asia and run the
> entire Pacific rim. We were the only other major power in the region
> that
> was in a position to be an obstacle. The idea was that by destroying
> the US Pacific Fleet, they would be able to rapidly over run the weaker
> Pacific nations and be so dug in by the time we had time to rebuild our
> fleet, that it would have been impossible or extremely difficult to
> dislodge them.

Thanks very much!  So, I take it, the Japanese "asked for it"?