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The Real Story Behind Pearl Harbor: FDR Knew About It!

When people hear the words "Pearl Harbor," they think of the horrific attack on the US fleet by Japan. What many don't realize is that President Roosevelt had known about the attack beforehand, but chose to let it happen. Why? We will dig into that question and many more.

For years rumors have circulated to the effect that Roosevelt knew that Japan planned to attack Pearl Harbor—and just let it happen. By far the most detailed and credible claim to date is contained in Robert Stinnett’s book Day of Deceit: The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor. Stinnett is a Navy veteran of World War II who spent his life as a newspaper journalist and photographer. He argues that ample evidence was available to U.S. administration and military officials—through Japanese intercepts decoded and translated before the attack—to indicate that Japan was planning to attack Pearl Harbor. The Pearl Harbor commanders, Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and General Walter C. Short, would not have been surprised if they had been properly informed. Washington, however, chose to keep them in the dark.

from: The Day of Deceit: The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor

First of all, both of my parents were alive on 12/07/41 and they both vividly remembered the day: hearing FDR’s “Day of Infamy” address on the family radio, and a feeling of panic. My mother recalled to me that she was sitting at the kitchen table in Hawthorne, California eating biscuits. The same way some of us recall EXACTLY what we were doing when we heard JFK was assassinated, or, when the towers collapsed on 9/11/01. However, my mother always told me that it was a well-known fact that FDR knew about Pearl Harbor, but “allowed it to happen to end the Depression.” Of course, the Military Industrial Complex didn’t want to relinquish the immense profits of WWI and the US’s involvement in WWII helped grow the War Machine into the rampaging behemoth that it is today.

To understand why FDR let Pearl Harbor happen, we need to look at the bigger picture. World War II was raging in Europe, and Japan was making territorial advances in Asia. FDR wanted the US to enter the war on the side of Great Britain, but needed a reason to convince the American people. Cutting off Japan's access to coal and other essentials was a provocation tactic to get them to attack. FDR knew that if Japan attacked the US, the American people would no longer be reluctant to get involved in the war.

FDR's New Deal was failing to end the Great Depression, but getting into a war did bring full employment and prosperity. The timing of Japan's attack worked out perfectly for FDR's plans. He used the attack as an excuse to ask Congress for a declaration of war. The American people were now ready to fight, and FDR had the support he needed to enter the war.

(Read my story about the only Congress-critter who courageously voted against the Declaration of War on Japan: Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin, who was also the first female in Congress. She temporarily lost her seat after she voted against the entry of the US into WWI)

What about the fact that FDR knew about the attack beforehand? There's evidence to suggest that he did. In the weeks leading up to the attack, the US intercepted and decoded Japanese messages warning of an imminent attack on American soil. FDR was briefed on these messages, but he chose not to take action to prevent the attack. Why? Some believe that he saw it as an opportunity to achieve his goal of getting the US involved in the war.

The aftermath of Pearl Harbor was devastating. Over 2,400 Americans lost their lives, and the US was thrust into World War II. FDR's decision to let the attack happen has been debated for decades. Was it a calculated move to get the US into the war, or did FDR truly believe that the attack wouldn't happen? We may never know for sure, but what we do know is that the attack on Pearl Harbor forever changed the course of American history.

The real story behind Pearl Harbor is not as cut and dry as we once thought. FDR's decision to let the attack happen was controversial, but it did achieve his disastrous goal of getting the US involved in World War II. Was it the right decision? What we do know is that the attack on Pearl Harbor is a reminder of the sacrifices made by the brave men and women who were mostly conscripted to serve capitalism during World War II. As we reflect on the events of December 7, 1941, let's not forget the lessons we can learn from this pivotal moment in history which led to massive loss of life, Japanese internment in the states, and allowed Hitler to execute his Final Solution, among many other crimes against humanity, too numerous to list.

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