"The Prize" makes this point as well. Throw in that the Japanese were cut off from American-produced oil in reaction to the Rape of Nanking. I can't recall the

"The Prize" makes this point as well. Throw in that the Japanese were cut off from American-produced oil in reaction to the Rape of Nanking. I can't recall the source, but there are those who posit that the international spot markets mean war never need be fought over oil supply again.