The Truth About Pearl Harbor

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of Japan, was still in conversation with its government and its Emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific… Japan has, therefore, undertaken a surprise offensive extending throughout the Pacific area. The facts of yesterday and today speak for themselves. The People of the United States have already formed their opinions and well understand the implications to the very life and safety of our nation… I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7, 1941 a state of War has existed between the United States and the Japanese empire. (Roosevelt’s Infamy Speech Delivered to Congress December 8, 1941)

In these words, Roosevelt explains that America was at peace with Japan and our nation was not involved in anything pertaining to the war, however, his words have proven to be false. Roosevelt continues to state that the Pearl Harbor attack was “unprovoked and dastardly”. Roosevelt then declares a war against the Japanese empire, but that declaration in this infamy speech is delusive and mendacious because the United States was already at war against Japan. All the economic warfare and support given to the Chinese had provoked Japan into planning their attack in the Pacific, ambushing Pearl Harbor (Infamy Speech).

Franklin Delano Roosevelt is responsible for the deaths of two thousand-four hundred and three people. Of which two thousand and eight were navy personnel, one hundred and nine were marines, and two hundred and eight were army personnel. The remaining sixty-eight deaths belong to innocent civilians of the United States. This Pearl Harbor attack might have been a surprise to the Hawaii military and other United States citizens, but this attack by the Japanese was merely foreshadowed by Roosevelt’s incognito orders (Pearl Harbor Accounts).

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