Breaking news from 1941: In response to a perceived threat from increased US military presence in the Philippines, a major Asian nation has launched a preemptive strike against a US naval base.
No yet, but might happen. Japan, China, whatever. The US does not learn.
"In response to a perceived threat from increased..."
Yeah, that's why Imperial Japan attacked Pearl Harbor - because of a perceived threat. Of course, the the threat they perceived was a threat to their dream of a hegemony, not to their sovereignty.
Since the fall of 1931, every Japanese Naval Academy cadet was asked one final question on their graduation exams. That question: How would you carry out an attack against Pearl Harbor.
Japan wanted hegemonic control of the region. The only thing that stood in the way of that hegemony was the US. And, Japan knew it no later than 1931, and probably much sooner.
I don't know about anyone else, but when they closed down Subic Bay in '91, I cried. It was the best liberty port in the history of liberty ports. Grande Island was the gemstone of the Marine/Navy MWR program. What St. Barths is to the rich & famous, Grande Island was to the enlisted Marine or Sailor. If we're going to have a presence in PI again, it should start there.
Speaking of the Phillipines in the late 1890's, guess who fought there, after fighting with TR at San Juan Hill, after fighting the Indians out West, after being taught by Civil War veterans at West Point, before chasing Pancho Villa through Mexico. And, oh yea, he commanded American troops in Europe during WW I. He lived to see the the end of WW II.
Wow!
What changes he saw, what adaptations he had to make in strategies and tactics.
That is all.
(Answer in next post, most of you guys already got it anyway. I still thinks it cool.)
Breaking news from 1941: In response to a perceived threat from increased US military presence in the Philippines, a major Asian nation has launched a preemptive strike against a US naval base.
No yet, but might happen. Japan, China, whatever. The US does not learn.
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abuse"In response to a perceived threat from increased..."
Yeah, that's why Imperial Japan attacked Pearl Harbor - because of a perceived threat. Of course, the the threat they perceived was a threat to their dream of a hegemony, not to their sovereignty.
Since the fall of 1931, every Japanese Naval Academy cadet was asked one final question on their graduation exams. That question: How would you carry out an attack against Pearl Harbor.
Japan wanted hegemonic control of the region. The only thing that stood in the way of that hegemony was the US. And, Japan knew it no later than 1931, and probably much sooner.
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Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseRon Paul is an isolationist for wanting no part of this.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI don't know about anyone else, but when they closed down Subic Bay in '91, I cried. It was the best liberty port in the history of liberty ports. Grande Island was the gemstone of the Marine/Navy MWR program. What St. Barths is to the rich & famous, Grande Island was to the enlisted Marine or Sailor. If we're going to have a presence in PI again, it should start there.
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Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseSpeaking of the Phillipines in the late 1890's, guess who fought there, after fighting with TR at San Juan Hill, after fighting the Indians out West, after being taught by Civil War veterans at West Point, before chasing Pancho Villa through Mexico. And, oh yea, he commanded American troops in Europe during WW I. He lived to see the the end of WW II.
Wow!
What changes he saw, what adaptations he had to make in strategies and tactics.
That is all.
(Answer in next post, most of you guys already got it anyway. I still thinks it cool.)
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abuseo.k., o.k., John "BlackJack" Pershing.
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