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White House: ‘embittered’ World War II veterans should get over Pearl Harbor
BPR ^ | 6 Dec 2016 | Blake Neff

Posted on 12/06/2016 6:12:30 AM PST by mandaladon

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said during a press conference Monday it was natural for World War II veterans to be “embittered” about Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Pearl Harbor, but they should get over it for the sake of America.

It was announced Monday that Abe will be the first Japanese leader to visit Pearl Harbor since it was hit by a surprise attack that killed 2,403 Americans and brought the U.S. into World War II. The visit reciprocates President Barack Obama’s visit to Hiroshima earlier this year for the anniversary of the atomic bomb attack on the city.

Abe said in a short statement he would pray for those who died in the war, but gave no indication he would express regret for Japan’s surprise attack.

During a White House press briefing Monday, Earnest was asked whether veterans may be offended by Abe’s visit if he expressed no regret over the attack.

Earnest responded by saying veterans may very well feel “embittered,” especially if they personally fought in World War II.

“If I were a World War II veteran who was drafted by the United States military to go and fight for our country overseas in the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack, I might feel quite embittered, and I think it would be a perfectly natural and understandable human reaction to not be particularly satisfied with the words of the Japanese Prime Minister,” Earnest said.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Japan; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Hawaii
KEYWORDS: anniversary; bho44; donaldtrump; fakenews; japan; pearlharbor; shinzoabe; trump; worldwar2; worldwarii; ww2; wwii
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To: DuncanWaring

Josh, just another precious snowflake.


21 posted on 12/06/2016 6:17:46 AM PST by firebasecody
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To: mandaladon

We’ll be trying to get over Obama for a while too.


22 posted on 12/06/2016 6:18:58 AM PST by Mr. Douglas (Today is your life. What are you going to do with it?)
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To: mandaladon

“White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said during a press conference Monday it was natural for World War II veterans to be “embittered” about Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Pearl Harbor, but they should get over it for the sake of America. “

While I think it is absurd that people that are 35 should be acting “offended”, it is callous and disgusting to tell actual veterans that they should have no feelings at all!

Yes, the world has to go on for the younger generations, but these guys had their youth taken away, not to mention their friends and family, by Imperial Japan and they deserve to shout their peace until their last day.


23 posted on 12/06/2016 6:20:30 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: mandaladon
My mother NEVER "got over" Pearl Harbor...never.
She NEVER trusted the Japanese after that. I sure didn't blame her. No one with a brain would.
24 posted on 12/06/2016 6:20:32 AM PST by cloudmountain
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To: mandaladon

Let me see, I can’t quite recall. Did Obama tell the Japanese to “get over it” when he went to Hiroshima?


25 posted on 12/06/2016 6:21:11 AM PST by super7man (Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting)
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To: mandaladon
I was born in the 60s and I'm still pissed at the Japanese over Pearl Harbor. FU, Whitehut! You should let sleeping dogs lie!
26 posted on 12/06/2016 6:21:59 AM PST by ConservaTexan (February 6, 1911)
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To: mandaladon

Let the veterans that lived through Pearl Harbor have whatever feelings they wish. They earned that right.


27 posted on 12/06/2016 6:22:01 AM PST by vetvetdoug
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To: Gamecock

No, they should not get over slavery, IF they were a slave.


28 posted on 12/06/2016 6:22:21 AM PST by super7man (Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting)
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To: mandaladon

You want to see what NOT GETTING OVER LOOKS LIKE?

Wait until Jane Fonda dies and there is a line of Viet Nam vets waiting to piss on her grave.


29 posted on 12/06/2016 6:22:25 AM PST by CIB-173RDABN
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To: Gamecock

Should blacks get over slavery?

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Using Josh Earnest’s reasoning of “for the good of the country” they should.

For those WWII vets (including my dad) who left their families and fought for their country, dodging bullets, watching friends/comrades in arms die, were wounded, had their lives irreparably changed, saw/suffered the atrocities of the Japanese ...... I understand their ‘bitterness’ and would not deny it to them or suggest they ‘get over it’ for any reason. I believe “we”, as a country, still owe them that respect at a minimum.


30 posted on 12/06/2016 6:23:54 AM PST by Qiviut (In Islam you have to die for Allah. The God I worship died for me. [Franklin Graham])
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To: mandaladon

“drafted”?? The lefty is trying to rewrite history (no surprise). The draft was unnecessary, as the armed services had more volunteers than they could handle, in fact there were lotteries with the winners being accepted to serve.


31 posted on 12/06/2016 6:23:57 AM PST by PhiloBedo (You gotta roll with the punches, and get with what's real.)
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To: mandaladon
mandaladon @2: "Tell the Rats to get over the fact that they lost the election"

The Rats will never get over that, just like they never got over Traitorgore losing.

BTW, we should never forget the traitorous Demonicrat and RINOcrat senators who did not vote to convict the impeach Traitorwillie.

32 posted on 12/06/2016 6:24:10 AM PST by Carl Vehse
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To: Sacajaweau
Why would you "flame" over that? It was true, wasn't it?

It's also easy to forget that Hawaii wasn't even a U.S. state at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

33 posted on 12/06/2016 6:24:12 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("Yo, bartender -- Jobu needs a refill!")
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To: mandaladon
My late uncle Hank was at Pearl Harbor that December 7th. He told me he was writing out Xmas cards when he heard the noise and explosions. He said there was a lot of confusion as to what was happening. One thing he did tell was he saw some of his fellow shipmates,who were playing volleyball,cut in two by a Jap strafing run.
34 posted on 12/06/2016 6:24:44 AM PST by 4yearlurker (Work hard,live free,thank God!)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

I agree with you. I never understood the resentment anyone would have against a foreign country that hasn’t been an enemy of ours in decades.


35 posted on 12/06/2016 6:26:09 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("Yo, bartender -- Jobu needs a refill!")
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To: mandaladon

STFU Josh...


36 posted on 12/06/2016 6:26:41 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: mandaladon
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said during a press conference Monday it was natural for World War II veterans to be “embittered” about Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Pearl Harbor, but they should get over it for the sake of America.

Meanwhile, due to ongoing bitterness by the PRC, we shouldn't talk to Taiwan. Can't talk out of both sides of your mouth, folks.

37 posted on 12/06/2016 6:28:06 AM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: Gamecock

Should blacks get over slavery?

If they vote for Dems, then they already did


38 posted on 12/06/2016 6:28:08 AM PST by ari-freedom (Chicken Little Concerned for Trump people are almost as annoying as NeverTrumpers!)
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To: mandaladon

translation: Enough of you have assumed room temperature by now that we no longer fear the political blowback for saying what we REALLY feel.


39 posted on 12/06/2016 6:28:42 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: mandaladon
Get over it
40 posted on 12/06/2016 6:28:45 AM PST by lacrew
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