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Professor,
In response to your remarks about my thinking that the Chinese and the U.S. at Pearl Harbor were belligerents on the basis of size of the military.
Well obviously you don't know much about the difference between the U.S. Navy and the Imperial Japanese fleet in 1941. So I'll take the time to explain it to you. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor due to the embargoes that the U.S. had placed on them for buying oil and steel. They felt that they were forced into war, and they wanted to knock out the Pacific fleet in one decisive stroke. The U.S. Pacific fleet was still a battleship fleet because of clinging to old theories about the power of the capitol ships of the line. The Japanese were far sighted enough to know the advantages of Naval air power and the mobility of carriers. The U.S. had 2 carriers in the Pacific the U.S.S. ENTERPRISE and the U.S.S. LEXINGTON. The Japanese had 6 Aircraft carriers in their fleet, the KAGA, AKAGI, HIRYU, SORYU, SHOKAKU, and ZUIKAKU. So tell me professor, in your 'learned' opinion who had a stronger fleet?
Also if the Chinese army was that awesome then why did the Japanese kick their butts for 3 years until American aid helped turn the tide?
The statement you've made about Germany not being a belligerent is really strange. The ball really didn't get rolling until they decided to jump in on Austria's side. Had they not have, the Austrians would not have fought Russia and more than likely backed down. So obviously Germany must've had enough military might to counterbalance the threat to Austria.
Your comments oh wise one.
VBR,
Jim
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