To: CougarGA7
If the old gray cells are correct, the IJN want the "Southern Option", taking the Oil field of the Dutch East Indies. The Army wanted the "Western Option, taking Russia's resources. I don't believe any Japanese planners ever viewed taking the US.
But I could be wrong.
6 posted on
07/17/2009 8:57:52 AM PDT by
investigateworld
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To: investigateworld
One of the sticking points when the IJN and the army were going back in forth on which option to take was that an attack on the Dutch East Indies would inevitably draw the U.S. into conflict with them. The Japanese navy knew even at that point that they would need to plan for a way to get the U.S. Navy knocked out so they would be able to maintain their gains.
7 posted on
07/17/2009 9:23:47 AM PDT by
CougarGA7
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To: investigateworld
I don't believe any Japanese planners ever viewed taking the US.I believe there was some discussion of landing troops in Hawaii in conjunction with the attack on the fleet, but Yamamoto never seriously entertained the idea so it didn't go anywhere.
10 posted on
07/17/2009 10:37:07 AM PDT by
Homer_J_Simpson
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