hadn’t seen that. is it real? if so, looks like pearl harbor was the japanese taking the bait so the US could get into the war
these days we don’t need an excuse to get into a war... we had one with 9-11.
so this would be about diverting the focus of that war... most likely to russia or some traditionally allied country (ie: Israel or Britain).. if our carriers get hit while in port.
See And I Was There: Pearl Harbor and Midway - Breaking the Secrets, Layton, Pineau, and Costell, William Morrow and Company, New York, NY, 1985. [ISBN 0-688-04883-8].
Author's Notes "While Controversy Rages: Lessons to be Learned" begins on page 495.