I no longer believe that. Too many high level moves were made to set us up to take a kill shot. FDR's other policies have also convinced me he was a profound enemy of America. There's a reason Hillary reveres him.
There was really no other place to attack. Unless they went for An Diego or San Francisco. But Pearl was the heart of the Pacific fleet.
It would take an actively blind man NOT to see Pearl was at risk.
I was convinced of this 50 years ago. Greater illumination since then has only made it more obvious.
I’ve read enough about the several investigations into the attack, as well as the behavior of people like Geo Marshall, to believe that FDR didn’t know. He very definitely knew the hammer would fall and, to the hour, when. He/they knew Japan had the capability to attack Hawaii, there is can be no other reason for the blasé manner DC communicated with Hawaii during the 24 hours prior to the attack.
Although FDR probably was surprised by the effectiveness of the attack.