Equally important, and something you rarely see discussed, is that the interned Japs themselves were protected against possible vengeful acts of a frightened and angry U.S. populace.
"Equally important, and something you rarely see discussed, is that the interned Japs themselves were protected against possible vengeful acts of a frightened and angry U.S. populace."
You are right. My folks gave me education about WWII, from first hand life in SoCal back then.
Mom grew up here, worked on planes during the war; Dad landed in an amphib tank at Okinawa, taking is share of shrapnel.
Neither harbored a place of warmth in their hearts for things Japanese, but being adult minded, they could plainly explain it to us.
I later worked with Japanese folks, in various situations. A couple of my associates were children of internees. They weren't real happy about it, but they did understand.
Today's left have forever the minds of children, no matter how many decades they age from the 60s.
Therefore, they can't grasp that internment served both sides as well as possible, due the cruelty and evil of war. The reality as an adult mind can grasp it.
And reality is that we are in a World War of sorts, against elements of evil in islam. The degree is yet unknown.
But it is real, it is now, it is here and will continue until it is done with. Bush is an adult, and is properly leading us.
Child Kerry would have us sing Kumbaya, wishing it wasn't so. Hoping Kofi Annan could get through to the muslim world.