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I was way too young to comprehend but few Americans despite our disputes with Imperial Japan had any idea of war prior to Pearl Harbor.

Sept 11, 2001 was the time to act domestically. There was action but it was a rush to protect the "religion of peace."

I say again I believe that there is a difference between Muslims and Islamists.

So as the Islamists here in the U.S. continue their attacks there's going to be a point where public outrage takes over.

It is time to talk about the difference between relocate and intern. This need not be a concern if the Muslims would stand up by the millions as the Turks have done to protest Erdogan and his Islamists AK Party. But.. alas..

after December 7th, 1941 people of Japanese, German, and Italian descent, the majority were U.S. citizens, were relocated. Those suspected of cooperating with the enemy were interned in separate camps Japanese I think mostly in northern California. Those relocated were moved to places in several of the states. One was Jerome War Relocation Center in Arkansas. wiki source, picture of girl on way to school

Because of Japan’s successful surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, many . . . felt that the United State’s entire western coast was at risk of invasion. Communities and concentrated areas of people with Japanese ancestry were suddenly considered security risks even though no acts of sabotage or treason had taken place. [IIRC there was also concern for the safety of the Americans of Japanese descent.]

Jerome War Relocation Center in Arkansas

Even though many were constantly struggling to make a living in this new reality they had been forced into, the internees left a positive mark on the local community. They showed the locals new methods of crop irrigation, impressed teachers with their hard-work in the classroom, and created distinctive art pieces that reflected their Japanese heritage.

Many citizens left the relocation centers and joined the Military.

Americans forget, or maybe don’t know:

At the beginning of the second war, fully 80% of US aeronautics manufacturing was on the West coast... and ALL of it was within gun range of the coast.

None of it had any protocols for national disaster and none had proper security... NONE

Let that sink in.