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The attack on Pearl Harbor was not an unprovoked affront by the evil Japanese, as we are generally taught in our history classes. It was a response to an American oil embargo and other political maneuvers instituted to limit Japan’s territorial expansion. Japan had begun to build itself as a military power in response to European colonial expansion and fears that it would be the next nation to be conquered. Ultimately, the Japanese knew they could not win a war against America, nor could they afford to lose. American naval veterans who landed there have told me that the Japanese were already defeated and demoralized before the bombs were dropped. Historians can tell you that Japan was set to surrender on the condition that they be allowed to keep the emperor, to which President Truman agreed, and a ‘miscommunication’ followed while President Truman was abroad, leading to what appears to be a deliberate excuse to use atomic weapons. Remember, it had been known that Russia was on the verge of atomic technology and the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were more for the purpose of entering the Cold War than for defeating a nation that was already defeated.

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Name : Kumonryu26143, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Buddhist, Age : 27, City : Berkeley, State : CA, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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