Posted on 10/16/2022 4:18:04 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
I thought the sanctions of that July 1941 were due to the Japanese army occupation of French Indochina (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia) and the French, under Vichy, could not defend the territory.
Respectfully to the author in the main article, the US was having talks with the Imperial government over this issue, with some mixed signals that Japan would not move their military into Indochina.
The British government imposed sanctions, too. So did the Independent Dutch in the East Indies. Both the British Malaya and the Indies, rich with oil, were made extremely vulnerable with the Japanese so close.
The sanctions were a response to direct Japanese aggression and invasion.
Stopping exports might at most cause a delay of a few years in China's plans, but it isn't going to cut them off permanently.
I hope the global warming jackasses that voted for senile Joe are happy now,a few megaton bombs will do wonders for the enviorment
Thus he was one of the many so called causes of World War II. We did not cause World War II. Furthermore our cause in World War II was just and essential. Sorry if you have any problem with that.
No I don't have problems with that concept. You must get your exercise only by jumping to conclusions.
Why to you attack people like that? Are you emulating Jesus?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.