Pearl Harbor, and a Lesson – 2005 Edition
Posted By Russ Emerson on December 7, 2005 at 9:00 am
Today is Pearl Harbor Day.
This is the battleship U.S.S. Arizona in the 1930s:
And this is the U.S.S. Arizona and 1177 of her crew today:
It would behoove our enemies — actual and potential — to realize that when the United States went to war after an unprovoked attack in 1941, it ended in fire.
America has a long memory.
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[This post is now officially an annual feature here. Never forget.]
Remembering Pearl Harbor
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Nice post, Russ. It is a lesson that the Left has not only forgotten, but makes “FDR Knew!” conspiracies about.
“The Left”?
Gimme a break…
[And as for the “unprovoked” comment, not even FDR’s own son believes that… And he worked for his father! … But that’s a topic for another time – like after Finals Week…]
Good luck on those finals. Especially the History final – if you think we provoked the Japanese, you’ll need all the luck you can get.
[Yes, I do in fact know a thing or two about History… all it takes is college and a lifetime of study.
Economic sanctions imposed in response to Japanese aggression and barbarism in China can hardly be called provocations… unless you’re trying to absolve the Japanese for their behavior.]
Check out a funny site dedicated to the absurdity and satire nature of saying “It’s All George Bush’s Fault!”
http://www.itsallgeorgebushsfault.com
I hope that you don’t think this is spam. I really do think that you’d appreciate a site like this since we share the same idealogy.
Regards,
Notta Libb