And when I see and work with Japanese I don't even think about it. That was another generation. Just that it was poignant standing there at the Arizona memorial.
I even remember the late 70s and early 80s when Japanese automobile manufacturers were displacing American car manufactures and we were worried that they might take over the world economy with cars and electronics. Of course, that never happened. The United States survived. And the Cold War ended and communism fell too.
And even after these threats, both militarily and economic, America survives.
His response to those that disagreed with him was, I thought, striking, referring to the Americans as a "proud and just people."
That of course, led to his quote regarding "I fear that all we've done is awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve", in the aftermath of the late delivery of the declaration of war.