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Originally Posted by dannavy85
The sad part is how the populace meekly sat by and allowed themselves to be dragged into this catastrophe, especially most of the senior officers of the Imperial Fleet who displayed serious reservations about a war with the United States. The Navy had to keep Admiral Yamamoto at sea to protect him from being killed by Army hotheads who saw him as a pro-Western toad.
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WOW!
My History class was seriously inadequate! Thankyou!
Heres one of my favorite quotes from Admiral Yamamoto:
"You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass." - Admiral Yamamoto, 1941