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To: Parmenio

Japan and the United States was on sooner or later. It’s interesting that FDR was in bed with the Communists and the embargo was a ploy to prevent the Japanese from possibly attacking Russia and presenting Stalin with a two front war. FDR was probably not aware of the ulterior motives of his close advisers.

FDR still had a thing for Uncle Joe after Churchill started preparing for the war to come after WW II.


42 posted on 03/31/2014 8:57:51 AM PDT by meatloaf (Impeach Obama. That's my New Year's resolution.)
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To: meatloaf

I don’t think that the embargo was aimed at preventing a Japanese attack on the Soviet Union. The Japanese had already invaded Siberia in 1939 and were soundly beaten, so there was no appetite in Japan for a repeat. Much easier to get resources in SE Asia.


52 posted on 03/31/2014 9:07:40 AM PDT by Parmenio
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