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ProfessorGAC

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8. That's What Japan Thought In 1941

Reply to tanyev (Reply #6)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 06:36 PM

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Since these "advisors" are American, you'd think they'd know that Japan's calculation was wrong and that an unprovoked attack is likely to create a determined resolve.
But, no. Nobody in there who can think beyond the next Truth Social brag.

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