philo explained :
On 12/08/2016 10:28 AM, Muggles wrote:



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This documentary also showed how bits and pieces of unrelated intel were
just filed away in cabinets and some of it was never viewed again until
the people researching for this current documentary found the
declassified information, and put it together with other intel for
analysis.

There was information that the Japanese had a spy on Hawaii and that
Japan had their spy start reporting harbor activity twice a week vs.
once a week. US powers that be knew there was a spy, but the
information of increased surveillance never reached the right people who
could have prepared ahead of time for such an attack.

The government officials at the time were so paranoid that the Japanese
MIGHT find out what the US actually knew that they ended up not allowing
a system where analysts had access to ALL the intel so they could
interpret it and come to the conclusion that Japan was actually
*prepping* to attack Hawaii. Our government knew Japan was interested,
but didn't believe they had enough solid info to even tell the general
in charge at the time there was an eminent threat.




Bottom line is that the US knew the Japanese were going to attack.
Hardly a brilliant move on the part of the Japanese.

A documentary I watched just last night said that the Japanese declared
war on us 30 minutes prior to the attack. So they knew we knew, or at
least they thought we knew.

My father was among the first of our troops to enter Nagasaki after the war.
It did not seem to work out so well for them.

Had Japan been brilliant they would have stayed the **** out.

It didn't take them very long to realize what a big mistake they made,
but they surrendered too late.