Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Austin, > > Japan considered two American actions as justifiable grounds for war in > 1941: > > 1). A US imposed oil embargo > 2). The US refusal to sell Japan scrap metal > > Both US actions resulted from a desire (in the US) for Japan to pull out > of the Sino Japanese war. > > The Japanese declaration of war on the United States was critically > timed to be delivered just prior to 8:00 am Hawaiian Time. A legal > nicety that did not occur due to unforeseen delays in decoding by > intelligence staff at Japan's Washington embassy. > > This intention is a classic example of a legal pretext to a amoral act. > > Regards, > > Greg If I don't want to sell you something, for what ever reason, that's my business. Because I didn't do what YOU wanted is no grounds for war! That is how spoiled little brats behave. Thanks for the details.