Gen MacArther: A dangerous concept. Definitely applies to where we are now.
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As far as I know, the attack was indeed a sneak attack. I don't know anything to the contrary.
What is perhaps worthy of dispute is what conditions the Americans and the Europeans created that may have forced Japan's hand. Nonetheless, from an ethical or spiritual viewpoint the Allied position was one of representing Freedom and God-centered culture, and the German axis - including Japan, represented Totalitarianism and denial of God-centered freedoms.
Japanese was under a deep state like military junta who had previously usurped the central role, by co-opting the authority of the Emperor. Indeed, for centuries the Emperors did not have any substantial political or military power. In the 1500's Tokogawa instituted the shogunate system, and that persisted up until the Meiji restoration in the 1800's.
People who had no real understanding of Japan wanted to see Hirohito tried and sentenced as a war criminal. MacArthur understood that this would have created an even worse situation than the won that followed WW1 where the "allied" powers essentially set the conditions for WW2 to emerge.
His recollections of the whole process in Japan after they surrendered and the role he played is well worth a read, imo.
Where I am unclear on with Japan was how they got from fighting Russia to the War Stance that lead them to thinking attacking China etc was a forward position. I am rusty on Japanese history - I appreciate any insight you have as my normal method is to read & research then verify first hand. I don’t have a ton of direct Japanese resources in that regard.
Regarding the US / Europe setting the stage to trigger Japan - %100 true.
FDR asked one of the lead political analyst, McCollum, in Washington DC to create an “itinerary to make Japan increasingly hostile”. The result was the McCollum memo which outlined at a point 8 specific things that if done would lead Japan to a war stance. FDR made sure they were all done in that exact order. McCollum later regretted providing FDR with that information. We also know Japan did absolutely say they were coming and the surprise attack thing was only a matter of Japan never explicitly saying where they would attack. DC pushed the story that it was without honor and they were never informed. In truth Japan warned of their impending attack to the US-Japanese Ambassador in DC. It was hushed by FDR and later claimed to have been “lost in the cables”.
Dude, that memo is fascinating!! The things we learn here...rhanks 👍🏼
That's just page 1/6. I suggest grabbing a copy of Day of Deceit if you can find it - I will look around for a PDF. Basically people went after additional FOI requests pertaining to all of this and the US Gov "lost", "misplaced", and provided entirely redacted accounts surrounding all of this.
It's much like what we saw with the sinking of the Lustitania. It took 99 years for the British to come clean that the ship was sunk because it was actually shipping war materials in the cargo hold, as well as listed as an active military freighter in cables that Germany intercepted. They lied about it to get America into WW1 - atop knowingly taking people's money to put them on a risky trans-atlantic voyage.
That’s some crazy sheet right there. I’d heard that about the Lusitania but haven’t dove down deep in that hole. History is such a big LIE...what pisses me off is I love history, and the more we go forward the more gets unraveled. Sux.