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Can we please turn this thread back into just recruiting news on the visits and not the stupid irrelevant stuff some of you are writing. You are ruining the thread man.......
Can we please turn this thread back into just recruiting news on the visits and not the stupid irrelevant stuff some of you are writing. You are ruining the thread man.......
So back in the late 1930's/early 1940's the Japanese government did not like the fact that the United States had too much control over the global oil markets. So on December 7th.... :manicrolleyes:
Never heard that the Global Oil Markets had anything to do with Pearl Harbor. Hmm, you learn something new everyday.
More like the clash of American interests with those of the Japanese. American imperialism versus Japanese imperialism and something had to give.
Getting back to the point, a day that will live in infamy, would not be a good reference for this weekend.
That reference implies very bad things occurring for us.
I'd rather the weekend be glorious than infamous.
That was not a slight to Pete and Tito or anyone of the mods it's just annoying that irrelevant post are being made in this thread that is supposed to be about the progress of the visits. Just because it's not any news now doesn't mean you have to pollute the thread with irrelevant conversation. You can start another thread if your trying to do that. Just voicing an opinion.
So back in the late 1930's/early 1940's the Japanese government did not like the fact that the United States had too much control over the global oil markets. So on December 7th.... :manicrolleyes:
Do tell?
Never heard that the Global Oil Markets had anything to do with Pearl Harbor. Hmm, you learn something new everyday.
Actually, it was more than control of the markets. FDR imposed a series of embargos of essential resources aims at Japan and then froze their assets several monthis before Pearl Harbour. The announced reason was the continued Japanese agression against China. Conspiracy advocates would claim FRD was desparate to get into war against ***** and did this to force Japan into attacking us , with the hope Hitler was stupid enough to declare war against us. Japan wanted resourses of Asia and got in the way. Whatever the reason, Japan had to knuckle under or fight. They chose fight and got it. Hitler was stupid enough to declare war on us. The rest is history. The winners get to write history so there you go.
It doesn't take a conspiracy theorist to know that Japan is an island nation with limited resources. They built their fleet from our scrap metal. They needed unchecked resource accumulation, and they hoped to whither the United States while our armed forces were generationally effete. It was a rare "aggressive act of preservation". That's the "whatever" in why they fought. Their window was diminishing from the moment their Pacific campaign began.
What I learned today from this site:
There are a lot of Animal House fans here
There are a lot of folks that only have the vaguest idea of history
There is zippo info on recruiting right now
Did I miss any salient points?
What I learned today from this site:
There are a lot of Animal House fans here
There are a lot of folks that only have the vaguest idea of history
There is zippo info on recruiting right now
Did I miss any salient points?
Yeap. We are bored to death.
That was not a slight to Pete and Tito or anyone of the mods it's just annoying that irrelevant post are being made in this thread that is supposed to be about the progress of the visits. Just because it's not any news now doesn't mean you have to pollute the thread with irrelevant conversation. You can start another thread if your trying to do that. Just voicing an opinion.
This thread is not going as I thought it would.
That was not a slight to Pete and Tito or anyone of the mods it's just annoying that irrelevant post are being made in this thread that is supposed to be about the progress of the visits. Just because it's not any news now doesn't mean you have to pollute the thread with irrelevant conversation. You can start another thread if your trying to do that. Just voicing an opinion.
That was not a slight to Pete and Tito or anyone of the mods it's just annoying that irrelevant post are being made in this thread that is supposed to be about the progress of the visits. Just because it's not any news now doesn't mean you have to pollute the thread with irrelevant conversation. You can start another thread if your trying to do that. Just voicing an opinion.
Let's turn to Scottish history / brave heart
I have anointed Peter my high counselor.
Is he qualified?
I am skilled in the arts and military tactics, sire
What I learned today from this site:
There are a lot of Animal House fans here
There are a lot of folks that only have the vaguest idea of history
There is zippo info on recruiting right now
Did I miss any salient points?
The only thing we have to fear, is what your country can do for you.
well we got strategery on our side.....
And trickeration.