relevant or irrelevant, its as valid
might is clearly right for you, do you understand why other nations see this as a new imperialism.
so they fired missiles at your planes, but did they make an attack on american soil, regardless the U.N did not think that constituted an act of war, otherwise you would have had international law on your side when you invaded
preemption is not ok ever. the whole notion that one state can attack another based on percieved threats is madness and is open to all sorts of abuse
occupation is another issue and a messy bloody foolish ine at that
you know deep in your heart that violence causes violence. when has a violent response ever solve a terrorist problem?, ask the english
you will have to address the issues causing terrorism at some stage as this is the only way to solve terrorism in terms of the japanese thingthats not`what i heard, but regardless their sneak attack would be justified under the notion of a preemptive strike would it not?