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Japan stole quite a bit, from quite a few people, in the Pacific theater. The war doesn't end when the US gets back what was stolen - it ends when all of its al
by juve1996 3y ago
Japan stole quite a bit, from quite a few people, in the Pacific theater. The war doesn't end when the US gets back what was stolen - it ends when all of its allies get back, what was stolen.
- s1artibartfast 3y agoThat's hardly a universal truth. Nations, the US included, don't wait until War every time another country is wronged. They don't continue until every wrong has been righted. It is far from clear that the us would have entered the Pacific War simply to to defend other countries, even if us strategists wanted to.
- juve1996 3y agoWe aren't arguing universal truths. This was a fought war with context. No claim of universal truth was made. > They don't continue until every wrong has been righted. It is far from clear that the us would have entered the Pacific War simply to to defend other countries, even if us strategists wanted to. Once the US entered the war and thus entered into deeper agreements with allies it was inevitable. The war was never ending once the US righted its own wrongs. It made promises to allies.
- s1artibartfast 3y agoIf that was your point, I agree. War can have multiple objectives. Depending on how things started and played out, they could have been different, which was my primary point. If Japan had not attacked Peral harbor, it is possible that the US objectives could have been different.