FYI ping (if you listen to audio, start at min 11)
I can highly recommend the book.
...The Americans did not seem to believe that they would be the victims of a Japanese attack...
~snip
It was a massive misjudgement. Far from seeking to disengage with the Japanese after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Americans were driven on by a sense of righteous indignation to pursue vengeance against Japan. 'Remember Pearl Harbor!' became the rallying cry of American forces in the war that followed...