Posted 29 February 2016 - 02:14 AM

One, we are not Russia, and 2, do you think all world events are just a giant conspiracy and nobody ever attacks each other for any other reason than hatred and ignorance. Now If you wanted to say the Japanese bombed pearl harbor and we knew about it but let it happen anyways Id say yes. We let it happen because we needed America to get riled up for war. The state department knew eventually we were going to be in a war but that we needed the people to be highly motivated. You could say the same about 9/11. Blame Bill

Clinton for lobbing over 1,000 cruise missiles in covert attacks against Islamic extremists. The U.S. was fighting terrorists for years and we knew we were going to be involved in something. Do I think we knew something was imminent but did not properly act on it, yes. Do I think the U.S. staged the attacks, NO. Japan still made the decision to attack us whether we knew or not, just like the terrorists made the decision to attack. Also, do you realize how hard it is to figure out what 40 people are doing when there is 7 billion in the world. Just because we are a smart nation does not mean we can know everything and stop everything. Also with America in so much debt, I dont see why the government would want to get involved in a war to cost more. I think we went to Afghanistan and Iraq off of a feeling of revenge.

Edited by Gaius Marius, 29 February 2016 - 02:17 AM.