[A Navy Vet]

"I think it is rather clear now that FDR intended to use the Pacific Fleet as bait. Stinnet's book, The Day of Deceit, makes a good case for the argument that FDR knew that the US had to take a real body blow before we would unite against the Axis Powers."

You can make a case for past civilization on Mars with enough spin and speculation. I refuse to believe an American president allowed Pearl Harbor to happen. I will never believe it.

[A Navy Vet]

BTW, not a very good plan to force us into war with the axis with our Pacific fleet decimated. This is one of the most outlandish conspiracy theories around.

[Young Werther]

General Billy Mitchell was court martialed in 1926. One of his "outrageous" statements was that the Japanese would attack Pearl Harbor. In fact, the Japanese War College had war gamed this particular scenario at that early date.

The operations in Afghanistan are not new and in all liklihood have also been war gamed. The military must always prepare for action against anticipated enemies.

The on-going arguments surrounding the decryption of the famous "East Winds Rain" transmission will continue for many generations. Did FDR "allow" Pearl Harbor to happen by ignoring the strategic warnings? Maybe. But given the America First movement and the "peace above all" atmosphere is the US after more two years of war in Europe suggests that maybe FDR knew that we needed to come in on the side of "Truth, Justice and the American way" by whatever means possible.

What would the world be like today had we allowed Germany the time to consolidate its holdings, complete the "Final Solution" and develop the jet fighters, bombers, and missiles to defend the Fatherland. Might the mushroom clouds have occurred over Washington D.C., NYC and Boston????