Day that Shall Live in Infamy

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by Downthestretch55

Question:
I was told by a high school history teacher that on Dec 6, 1941, the entire US Pacific fleet was assembled in one place for only the first and ever time.
Coincidentally, negotiations with Japanese diplomats in Washington DC had "broken down".
The carriers left port (Pearl Harbor) that day, and the following morning, we know what happened, though warnings from spotters we ignored.
So...Did FDR set it up to get the USA into WWII? Like, "here's your shot, Japan, have at it."

ps: My father was an officer that served in the South Pacific as an engineer (building landing fields). Two purple hearts, malaria, jungle rot, and nightmares for many many years after.
He was one of the greatest generation. I miss him every day. He also shared this question, and said the only thing that spared the US from defeat in the Pacific was the Panama Canal.

"I was told by a high school history teacher"

i was told by someone who thought college kids too challanging

"the entire US Pacific fleet was assembled in one place for only the first and ever time."

leaving the west coast undefended.

"Coincidentally, negotiations with Japanese diplomats in Washington DC had "broken down"."

which is why we wouldn't want any ships on the west coast.

"The carriers left port (Pearl Harbor) that day"

after someone finally figured out san diego was vulnerable to the mexican coast guard.

"ps: My father was an officer that served in the South Pacific as an engineer (building landing fields). Two purple hearts, malaria, jungle rot, and nightmares for many many years after."

i'm throwing his corpse in the pot in case anyone challanges this delusion. go ahead.

i dare you.