[quote=pri_dk]
The attack was a strategic military action against the military assets an adversary already engaged in the conflict. In short, it was fair game.

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Pri: I found the above comment curious. “…adversary already engaged in the conflict”. Where, exactly, were we engaged in the conflict? Are you speaking of the Lend-Lease Program? Or were there US forces actively participating in the war that I hadn’t heard of?