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WahooRQ

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My understanding was their plan was cripple the Pacific Fleet, engage in a


massive land grab across SE Asia and the Pacific while we were limping, and then try to sue for peace and keep some or all of what they got. They knew they could not invade the US or beat us in a long war as you note. But they could takeover mainland China, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, etc. and possibly keep it. They were, of course, horribly wrong and suffered terribly.

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Posted: 08/06/2020 at 5:18PM



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