It's not clear that Japan was planning war with the US.

In Reply to: Re: Do sanctions work? posted by Dr.J on February 17, 2026 at 13:56:41

They definitely had designs on most of Southeast Asia, but a lot of historians believe the US embargoes place us on the target list.

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• Re: It's not clear that Japan was planning war with the US. confused442 17:43:15 02/17/26 (1)
  • This is correct Dr.J 18:29:33 02/17/26 (0)
• They needed to take the Philippines in order to take SE Asia Dr.J 17:39:34 02/17/26 (0)

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