Obamerican
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I'm not saying it was a conspiracy. Let's say it was convenient. Good for the US though and I'm all for that.The battleships were old and needed replacing. I find it odd that ALL of the carriers were out of the harbor that morning.
The three aircraft carriers of the Pacific Fleet were not present. USS Saratoga (CV 3), just out of overhaul, was moored at San Diego. USS Lexington (CV 2) was at sea about 425 miles southeast of Midway toward which she was headed to deliver a Marine Scout Bombing Squadron. USS Enterprise (CV 6) was also at sea, about 200 miles west of Pearl Harbor, returning from Wake Island where she had delivered a Marine Fighter Squadron.
Oh and they are still Japs just like we're still Yanks.