The question arose in class this week - did the government know that 9/11 was going to happen? And Pearl Harbor? Among other attacks? I found this link when I was researching the subject: http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/pearl/www.geocities.com/Pentagon/6315/pearl.html
I found it very interesting, as well, that this is a hotly debated topic on the internet, seeing as I came up with both views of the question multiple times. One example saying that the government did not know is http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mpearlharbor.html. But the article I personally believed the most was this one: http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=408. It states that there is proof in files that have been obtained by the Freedom of Information Act. It also claims that Admiral James Richardson (commander of the Pacific fleet) quoted Roosevelt as saying: “Sooner or later the Japanese will commit an overt act against the United States and the nation will be willing to enter the war.”
So did FDR know about the attack?? I think so...
Stephanie
1 comment:
Nice set of research links, Stephanie. I believe that FDR knew of an impending attack, BUT he could NOT have imagined it was going to be at Pearl Harbor.
Why?
Racism. That the Japanese could have planned and executed such a daring attack was out of the realm of possibilities for most Americans, who could never give non-whites (the Japanese) that much credit.
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