I agree. They just hurt themselves with it. But, bear in mind, after all the success of the previous years, the Japanese had ‘victory fever’ and couldn’t wait for their next conquest. It led to some serious over-reaching. The supply line to the Aleutians would be an exercise in vulnerability.
“Do something, even if it’s wrong,” comes to mind.
And the Doolittle Raids had a lot to do with that.
Yes...the importance of the Doolittle Raid sure did extend far beyond those few bombs they dropped...
Brave men.