[faucetman]

“The first lesson is that Hawaii wasn’t even a state on December 7, 1941.”

“The Territory of Hawaii or Hawaii Territory (Hawaiian: Panalāʻau o Hawaiʻi) was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from April 30, 1900,”

“How many Americans today would give a sh!t if the Cubans invaded Puerto Rico?”

I think all the relatives of the sailors lost and injured at Pearl Harbor would give a sh!t.

Also, “After the attack, polls showed that only 2% of Americans opposed American involvement in the war”.

Let me do the math FOR you. 98% APPROVED.

[Alberta's Child]

That’s like asking how many Americans supported the invasion of Afghanistan on September 12th of 2001.

The better approach (in this case) is to ask the same question 15-20 years later. The public support drops dramatically. And it’s not because of some “revisionist history” nonsense, either. The public just learns a few things about their government and their fellow Americans over time that they didn’t know when they were giving an impulsive answer at a time of national drama.