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Old 08-23-2011, 02:18 AM
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I believe Steve is correct. Japan wanted the Indochina oil fields as they were vital to its survival and the US Fleet at Pearl Harbor was the only thing that could stand in their way. Japan had no interest in the USA, only the Navy Fleet.

Bob