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Originally Posted by Danzig188
that's ridiculous. the only war really going on at that point was in europe. japan blindsided us, and then germany declared war to support japan against us. i'd imagine hitler bargained japan would keep us busy in the pacific, but FDR agreed with churchill to focus much of our forces on europe, as hitler was considered the bigger threat...
and of the four, i suppose truman. second choice would be wilson.
and randall, flip flop washington and lincoln. people forget how fragile our brand new 'united' states was in those early days.
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No it is not ridiculous. You mean to tell me that Japan can move their navy within miles from Hawaii without FDR knowing? Come on.....it is widely accepted by WWII historians that FDR knew about the attack on Peral Harbor. What he didn't know was when. FDR was struggling to pull the US out of the depression. He also wanted the US to play more of a global role than being an isolationist country (which is what we were up until WWII). You have to remember that the US was neutral up until WWII.