You appear to have left out some facts....i'm sure it was an accident.
Why Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor - EnkiVillage
But alls well that ends well...with nuclear fire.
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Pearl Harbor attack was actually a preventive strategy adopted by the Japanese government to put a hold on the unnecessary interference of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the internal affairs of Japan.
But there are a number of other factors that fueled the Japanese anger and led them to attack the US base as retaliation. Here are some other reasons given by critics.
- The most important reason was the ban imposed by President Roosevelt on the trade functions of Japan especially export of oil, steel and crap iron. This ban gave a great set back to Japanese economy and their trade and military was adversely affected.
As I said - 2 competing powers, the US forcing Japan's hand.
Japan had only 2 options, retreat and allow the US to take over the region, or attack and hope to destroy the US navy.
History tells us much about today, so perhaps the US should be very careful about trying to create the choke point in the straights of Malacca, designed to stop China's oil supply.
If your government ever manages, WWIII is going to happen.