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To: central_va
Funny thing you didn't answer my question. Where did you get the three years from?

If the roles were reversed The USA would not have made that mistake, they would have taken Hawaii while the taking is good.

You mean if the US had conducted a surprise attack on Japan, a day that will live in infamy? Japan could never have held Hawaii and taking and occupying it would have required tens of thousands of troops. Hawaii had 422,000 people in 1940. It comprises hundreds of islands spread over 1,500 miles. It has 750 miles of coastline.

How many people would it have taken to seize the island and occupy it? What naval force would be required to supply the occupying troops with bombs and bullets and beans? How would they protect their suppliy lines and what kind of naval assets would be required? The US was mobilizing its forces and still had carriers. The occupation of Hawaii would have been a military debacle.

196 posted on 08/03/2015 2:41:53 PM PDT by kabar
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To: kabar

How did Japan occupy the Philippines?


200 posted on 08/03/2015 4:26:48 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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