To: SpeedyInTexas
Withdrawing diplomats one of the last steps before war.As I recall, the Japanese Ambassador was in DC shining Roosevelt on when the Zeros dropped the first bombs at Pearl Harbor.
4 posted on
02/22/2022 9:59:53 AM PST by
Navy Patriot
(Celebrate Decivilization)
To: Navy Patriot
Only because the cable breaking diplomatic ties and recalling the ambassador hadn’t been translated yet. It was delivered just after the attack
7 posted on
02/22/2022 10:04:38 AM PST by
Nifster
(I’m see puppy dogs in the clouds)
To: Navy Patriot
The consensus seems to be that Amb. Nomura was kept in the dark about the details of the attack, and US intelligence decoded instructions from Japan faster than the Japanese embassy. Supposedly…
14 posted on
02/22/2022 10:10:44 AM PST by
jjotto
( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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