Historically, a lot of military action is preemptive.
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor was a preemptive move in their eyes.
Imagine how Americans would feel if Russia established a huge military base halfway between Russia and America in the middle of the ocean somewhere. Now imagine that nuclear weapons don't exist.
In that scenario, a preemptive strike might start to make sense to a lot of people in America.
That's pretty much how Japan felt about Hawaii before Pearl Harbor.
I'm not justifying Japan's attack. It was a horrible tragedy. But it's totally understandable, if not laudable.
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor was a preemptive move in their eyes.
Imagine how Americans would feel if Russia established a huge military base halfway between Russia and America in the middle of the ocean somewhere. Now imagine that nuclear weapons don't exist.
In that scenario, a preemptive strike might start to make sense to a lot of people in America.
That's pretty much how Japan felt about Hawaii before Pearl Harbor.
I'm not justifying Japan's attack. It was a horrible tragedy. But it's totally understandable, if not laudable.