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That's a difference between scale and momentary magnitude. Sure there's a disparity of relative tonnage but the principle remains the same.

But this is illustrative - we know that when the chips are down you're the first to leave the table...

Reminds me of a song...

SINGERS: Brave Sir Robin ran away.

ROBIN: I didn’t.

SINGERS: Bravely ran away, away.

ROBIN: No, no, no.

SINGERS: When danger reared its ugly head,

He bravely turned his tail and fled

Yes, Brave Sir Robin turned about

And gallantly he chickened out

Bravely taking to his feet

He beat a very brave retreat

Bravest of the brave Sir Robin

Petrified of being dead

Soiled his pants then brave Sir Robin

Turned away and fled.

If you think Pearl Harbor even slightly equals fort Sumter, you are irrational.

Fort Sumter was useless. Remained Useless even after the war when they garrisoned it for awhile just because. Was never vital to American interests. Was never such a percentage of national expenditures as was Pearl Harbor. Was never so essential to the larger security of the nation.

At Pearl Harbor, over 2,000 men killed, and many many billions of dollars in destroyed defense property. Gravely wounded our ability to defend ourselves from attack.

Fort Sumter had no casualties, served no real purpose, and was mostly paid for by the people of the South anyways.