> Similarly, the US cut off oil and resources to Japan. The US ""cut off"" oil to Japan by having possession of the Philiphines, which was situated directly be

> Similarly, the US cut off oil and resources to Japan. The US ""cut off"" oil to Japan by having possession of the Philiphines, which was situated directly between Japan and the Dutch East Indes. The Dutch East Indes had the oil, the Dutch didn't want to sell it to Japan, and Japan intended to take it by force so they could fuel their conquest of China. The American-occupied Philippines were between the two, so Japanese military leadership decided to eliminate the American Navy first. Japan were not victims in this. It was their imperial ambition that did them in.