It was the carriers that were all at sea. Obsolescent battleships ( Arizona, Oklahoma) were the ones in port. “ Forward deployed “ by fdr after putting an oil embargo on Japan.
They forced the Japanese to attack us by cutting off steel and oil imports. They needed the Japanese to attack us to take the pressure of Russia. After pearl harbor,Stalin moved his eastern army back,just in time to stop hitler at Moscow.
Correct,but they still kept a large army opposite them. Once the Japanese attacked US,the russian moved it opposite the germans,just in the nick of time.....
The US government knew and did nothing to stop it. They're as guilty as the Japanese pilots.
Where were the battleships?
Why?
It was the carriers that were all at sea. Obsolescent battleships ( Arizona, Oklahoma) were the ones in port. “ Forward deployed “ by fdr after putting an oil embargo on Japan.
Which was my point - exactly. Plus the planes were all lined up like ducks.
They forced the Japanese to attack us by cutting off steel and oil imports. They needed the Japanese to attack us to take the pressure of Russia. After pearl harbor,Stalin moved his eastern army back,just in time to stop hitler at Moscow.
Khalkhin Gol
The Russians had defeated the Japanese back in 1939.
Correct,but they still kept a large army opposite them. Once the Japanese attacked US,the russian moved it opposite the germans,just in the nick of time.....