No American president has talked more about the need to prevent the use of weapons of mass destruction, and to lock down existing stockpiles. And no president has insisted more publicly that this is a time for the United States to exit wars in the Middle East, not enter new ones.

**Snort**Sneeze**Choke**

So, NYT, it is laudable to “prevent” while 45,000 die, but also “laudable” not to do anything!!!

The Chinese are learning that this infantile president only pulls triggers on pantywaist decisions, and waffles on the big ones. God help us the next 4 years.

You asserted the US invited the attack on Pearl because of economic sanctions. You believe Japan was justified?

Do you not think economic sanctions due to Japan’s invasion of Manchuria and subsequent areas in the Far East and SouthEast Asia were warranted?

What would you prefer the US Military be doing now as opposed to what they’ve been doing?

Dante on December 9, 2012 at 12:20 AM

Okay, your “chickenshit” BS (okay moderators?) question evasion gets tiring. I lost a long comment so I’ll be brief.

You asserted the US invited the attack on Pearl because of economic sanctions. You believe Japan was justified?

Do you not think economic sanctions due to Japan’s invasion of Manchuria and subsequent areas in the Far East and SouthEast Asia were warranted?

Dante on December 9, 2012 at 12:20 AM

Your fucking BS is tiring. Do you think people don’t unserstand how you evade questions you have no answer for?

You asserted that the US’s economic actions caused japan to attack Pearl. Do you think Japan was justified?

Do you not concede their invasion of Manchurian and rest of the Far East and SouthEast Asia provoked action?

I thought you were Constitution Boy. They provide for the common defense.

What exactly would you prefer they do in that regard rather than what they do now?

hawkdriver on December 9, 2012 at 12:11 AM

The Constitution doesn’t say the military provides for the common defense; it says “we the people” (well, the people who lived almost 250 years ago, that is) establish a federal government and the Constitution to do so. The people do through the seizure of their property. Regardless, the common defense does not include South Korea, Afghanistan, the Persian Gulf, Eastern Europe, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Germany, etc.

So try again: what do they do for me?

I answered this question.

Do you forget what you write?

What about Japan?

hawkdriver on December 9, 2012 at 12:02 AM

That wasn’t a question. Well, it was a reflexive question asked in surprise, such as when a person repeats the last few words another person has said. The point being that it was not a surprise attack.

Read the articles and quit repeating yourself. Then, after you have read the articles, if you feel the question was unanswered and still appropriate, ask it.

Dante on December 8, 2012 at 11:33 PM

The progressive nature of FDR is nothing anyone can argue. He was. That has nothing to with the emperialist nature of Japan in the 1930s.

Oh, and you didn’t answer my question, What do they do for me?

Dante on December 8, 2012 at 11:33 PM

I thought you were Constitution Boy. They provide for the common defense.

What exactly would you prefer they do in that regard rather than what they do now?

Surprise attack? I guess so.

How U.S. Economic Warfare Provoked Japan’s Attack on Pearl Harbor

Dante on December 8, 2012 at 8:24 AM

I answered this question.

Do you forget what you write?

What about Japan?

I didn’t say you asked a question.

hawkdriver on December 8, 2012 at 11:37 PM

I answered your question and rather than answer him you babble on with more links. What about the emperial Japanese?

hawkdriver on December 8, 2012 at 11:24 PM

What about Japan?

Maybe you should read it?

Dante on December 8, 2012 at 11:30 PM

How about you answer a question about Japan? You blamed US economic sanctions for Pearl. You think they were justified it sounds.

Do you?

I answered your question and rather than answer him you babble on with more links. What about the emperial Japanese?

hawkdriver on December 8, 2012 at 11:24 PM

I didn’t ask a question. I posted a link, two links, in fact, to articles about FDR’s interventionism and war acts that were designed to provoke an attack. You came back with a question that was answered in the first article linked.

Maybe you should read it?

Dante on December 8, 2012 at 2:56 PM

I answered your question and rather than answer him you babble on with more links. What about the emperial Japanese?

link

Dante on December 8, 2012 at 2:56 PM

Weapon of Mass Deflection.

What provoked that economic warfare?

Well, maybe you should have read the article to learn FDR’s motivations, then you wouldn’t ask such a silly question.

Your Blame America First mentality never fails to astound me. In bewtween 1931 to 1937 militarists took over the Japanese leadership. Starting with the Manchurian city of Mukden in 31, they proceded to seize most of their region. Their seven years of Empire building affecting free trade and safe passage throughout the Pacific, Far East, and Southeast Asia and demanded action. The US retaliated with economic measures and in return they tried to destroy our Pacific Fleet in a single attack.

Just freaking ban yourself.

hawkdriver on December 8, 2012 at 10:13 AM

Interesting. Very interesting. Here is an article that criticizes FDR and his progressive foreign policy, and you equate that criticism with “Blame America,” not blame FDR, but “Blame America”. Why is it you constantly defend progressivist policy, progressivist presidents, and always attack those who are pro-liberty and opposed to progressivism? You are nothing but a statist lapdog.

Obama, The Weak Ass

Surprise attack? I guess so.

How U.S. Economic Warfare Provoked Japan’s Attack on Pearl Harbor

Dante on December 8, 2012 at 8:24 AM

What provoked that economic warfare?

Your Blame America First mentality never fails to astound me. In bewtween 1931 to 1937 militarists took over the Japanese leadership. Starting with the Manchurian city of Mukden in 31, they proceded to seize most of their region. Their seven years of Empire building affecting free trade and safe passage throughout the Pacific, Far East, and Southeast Asia and demanded action. The US retaliated with economic measures and in return they tried to destroy our Pacific Fleet in a single attack.

Just freaking ban yourself.

HotAir.com posts NOTHING on Pearl Harbor Day to commemorate the horrific Japanese surprise attack on the American Naval Fleet in port at Pearl Harbor leaving 2,402 Americans killed and 1,282 Americans wounded — many of them civilians.

Pathetic.

This website has gone to crap ever since Michelle Malkin sold out to the highest bidder.

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FlatFoot on December 7, 2012 at 11:38 PM

Surprise attack? I guess so.

How U.S. Economic Warfare Provoked Japan’s Attack on Pearl Harbor

This is a cop out. The target should be Bassar Assad, not the Sarin filled trucks. It’s the guy who pulls the trigger we should be going after. Collateral damage to Jordan in that case might be an arm or a leg landing over the border.

We can live with that.