[highlander_UW]

They were out to kill us because our way of living was different. We, in turn, wanted to annihilate them because they were different. Does that sound familiar, by any chance, to what's going on today?"

Nothing like just making up history out of whole cloth.

How about Japan wanted raw materials to feed a growing empire? They attacked America because we stood in their way to overrunning the Philippines.

[torchthemummy]

Back in World War II, we viewed the Japanese as 'yellow, slant-eyed dogs' that believed in different gods. They were out to kill us because our way of living was different. We, in turn, wanted to annihilate them because they were different. Does that sound familiar, by any chance, to what's going on today?"

How about the Japanese actually wore uniforms? How about the Japanese collectively surrendered. How about Al Queda doesn't, and won't.

[mrsmel]

If we had wanted to annihilate Japan, we could have easily done so. Tom Hanks can ESAD.

[jessduntno]

We, in turn, wanted to annihilate them because they were different.”

Well...and there was that whole 3,000 dead Americans thing in Pearl Harbor...

“Does that sound familiar, by any chance, to what’s going on today?””

Yep. Except then we didn’t have assholes like you around.