Dwight D. warned us, did any pay attention?

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HallsofIvy said:
1. Yes, oil started the war with the Japanese- the Japanese desire to get more oil, not the United States.

2. Saying that it was lack of oil that doomed the Germans is not the same as saying "the war was all about oil". It may well be true that Hitler attacked Poland (starting the war) and then Russia to get at the oil fields in the Caucasus but, once again, "oil" was not the reason the Allies fought.


This post? It addresses my point in no way. You are wrong Hughes. You are just too small to admit it.

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I believe just prior to World War II, Japan was the only Asia nation that had not been colonized by a Western Power. Japan saw the writing on the wall. Japan felt that the only way it could survive as a nation and compete on an equal footing with the West was to carve out an empire for theirselves in Asia. Japan believe it was their devine right to do so, since they believed they were the superior Asia race. The oil fields and rubber plantations of Southeast Asia were required by the Japanese to fight a sustained war against the Allied powers and deny the Allies of these resources.
 
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hughes johnson said:
Good job again, selfAdjoint. The democrats change their history books as they go. :rolleyes:

Don't just single out democrats, you think they're the only politcians who distort facts?

Either way, as I understand it, the history books are generally written by those who win wars, not lose them.
 
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schwarzchildradius said:
News to me I thought it was fought to liberate the people of Europe and Japan from the fascism that Prescott Bush helped to finance.
It was not about oil for the US, but for Japan, as a country low on natural resources, it was a major factor. He is correct that oil made the Germans lose (or lose a lot faster).