Not really, but that too was an accident.

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Not really, but that too was an accident.

Mary Anne — 10/17/2005 1:33:51 PM (archived)

The aircraft carriers were all, by happy coincidence, out of Pearl at the time of the attack. Yamamoto was not happy about this because they were what he wanted.

The loss of life was tragic, and the loss of battleships was a waste, but it kicked the US Navy's reluctant, conservative butt into carrier warfare where it belonged.

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The Greatest Strategic Disaster in United States History - Eric - 10/17/2005 9:51:34 AM
- That election is killing the Left, isn't it? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/17/2005 4:11:32 PM
  - That election solved squat, didn't it. - Bowser - 10/17/2005 7:09:22 PM
    - You really want Iraq to fail , don't you? Unfrakingbelivable! - REB - 10/17/2005 9:25:49 PM
      - Well, think about it. - Bowser - 10/18/2005 2:22:15 AM
        
        Why don't you think about it. - REB - 10/18/2005 12:29:19 PM
        
        re: Why don't YOU think about it. - Raoul - 10/18/2005 9:03:30 PM
        
        re: Why don't YOU think about it. - REB - 10/18/2005 9:12:51 PM
        
        re: The UN - Raoul - 10/19/2005 5:50:31 AM
        
        re: The UN - REB - 10/19/2005 12:35:01 PM
        
        I hate it when you do that - Tony - 10/18/2005 9:17:34 PM
        
        re: I hate it when you do that - REB - 10/18/2005 9:18:53 PM
        
        The UN - REB - 10/19/2005 1:10:31 AM
        
        Did I even mention the UN? - Tony - 10/19/2005 5:55:27 PM
        
        No, but I did. - REB - 10/19/2005 6:20:58 PM
        
        Too many factual errors to attempt to answer the poster. - Bowser - 10/18/2005 5:41:26 PM
        
        You still do not deny that you want the US to loose in Iraq - REB - 10/18/2005 5:56:34 PM
        
        And... - REB - 10/18/2005 12:58:49 PM
      - For some, Iraq will never be a success. - Tom Brosz - 10/17/2005 9:54:01 PM
        
        Have you ever been right on Iraq? - Bowser - 10/17/2005 11:56:33 PM
        
        A few other predictions... - Tom Brosz - 10/18/2005 2:59:52 AM
        
        Stop being silly. - Bowser - 10/18/2005 5:01:27 AM
        
        Not even a good try. - Tom Brosz - 10/18/2005 10:14:35 PM
        
        matter-of-fact references to chemical weapon use - McFly - 10/19/2005 6:11:02 PM
        
        "More time" - Tom Brosz - 10/19/2005 7:01:03 PM
        
        No, I'm not saying all that - McFly - 10/20/2005 12:55:31 AM
        
        re: No, I'm not saying all that - REB - 10/20/2005 1:04:46 PM
        
        And who would be right? - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/18/2005 8:58:02 AM
  - The Far Left can't stand the idea of democracy. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 10/17/2005 5:32:01 PM
  - What election? (n/t) - alcaray - 10/17/2005 5:05:59 PM
    - *sigh* That's pretty much the whole story in a nutshell. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/17/2005 5:48:01 PM
      - So it is both killing me and I'm ignorant of it at the same time. - alcaray - 10/17/2005 6:00:45 PM
        
        Ignorance kills. Consider George Bush. (n/t) - Bowser - 10/18/2005 1:09:04 AM
        
        The referendum in Iraq. - Tom Brosz - 10/17/2005 6:39:44 PM
        
        It was just a joke - alcaray - 10/17/2005 7:12:10 PM
- The Greatest Strategic Disaster in United States History was PEARL HARBOR. (n/t) - David F Mayer\ - 10/17/2005 1:16:02 PM
  - Not really, but that too was an accident. - Mary Anne - 10/17/2005 1:33:51 PM
    - An accident? You have a funny of defining "accident". (n/t) - David F Mayer - 10/17/2005 5:31:07 PM
      - Read any competent history of the events leading to Pearl Harbor. - Bowser - 10/17/2005 7:12:32 PM
      - It was an accident that all the carriers were at sea during the attack. - Mary Anne - 10/17/2005 5:59:50 PM
        
        re: It was an accident that all the carriers were at sea during the attack. - LJK - 10/17/2005 7:36:42 PM
        
        One of the Philadelphia Experiment timelines? (n/t) - alcaray - 10/17/2005 8:47:12 PM
        
        re: One of the Philadelphia Experiment timelines? - LJK - 10/17/2005 8:49:11 PM
        
        Close enough though - SDG - 10/18/2005 3:07:21 AM

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