What many people do not know is that Japan was PROVOKED into attacking the U.S. (even if the target was not yet known)
Opposition to another war was strong in the U.S. at that time and finding a way around it needed.
FDR had already promised Churchill the U.S. would enter the war on its side
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That a similar procedure using NATO base building was used for provoking Russia into attacking the Ukraine should provide some backup to that.
What many people do not know is that Japan was PROVOKED into attacking the U.S. (even if the target was not yet known)
Opposition to another war was strong in the U.S. at that time and finding a way around it needed.
FDR had already promised Churchill the U.S. would enter the war on its side
.
That a similar procedure using NATO base building was used for provoking Russia into attacking the Ukraine should provide some backup to that.