KIBU: Well, that’s an interesting take, but it does beg one question: Given that WWII had already been going on since 1939, what other conflict was there? The clear implication from pri’s email is that the US was already in the war, hence the attack on Pearl Harbor was justified. In this case “adversary” = “enemy” and “engaged” = “engaged” and thus the justification.
Mind you, I have no issue with the term “sneak attack” and happen to be a big fan of the sneak attack. Valley Forge was just such a “sneak attack” (although US grade school history books don’t seem to mention that for some reason).
Pri has had notable lapses like this before when it comes to WWII history and the actions of the various players. To assert, as Ogre did, that the Japanese had been somehow victimized by the US (the “bully”) is arrant nonsense and pri’s response followed from that, hence my question.
