[DiogenesLamp]

I'm not even going to entertain the argument that Pearl Harbor and Ft Sumter have any resemblance.

That is a fever swamp idea which is unworthy of any serious consideration.

[BroJoeK]

DiogenesLamp: "I'm not even going to entertain the argument that Pearl Harbor and Ft Sumter have any resemblance.
That is a fever swamp idea which is unworthy of any serious consideration."

Hardly a "fever swamp", since they had precisely the same effects on United States' public opinion and leadership decisions: each began the largest wars in United States history.

And beyond their effect on public opinion, they were remarkably similar in other ways, which I've spelled out on this thread in some detail.

So, "entertain" what you wish.
Facts are still facts.