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This picture just shows the full fledge force used during the attack on Pearl Harbor. This photo was taken during the Pearl Harbor raid just showing the devastation. Those that were rescued were lucky to survive. So if FDR really knew that this would happen how could he let ships that could be used to help defend us, once in the war, be destroyed. As well as the inocent lives that were lost be lost.

This is a news paper article from the washington post on December 8, 1941. This is an article based on what a witnessed observed himself the morning of the attack. He had said, "I was returning home from work and was above Pearl Harbor when I saw a bomb fall on Ford Island, in the middle of the harbor." He described the explosion as,"...a deafening roar." He was obviously very suprised by this hapening as you could tell by the way he had described the event.

This alone shows how much devastation was caused by the bombing of Pearl Harbor, on the morning of December 7, 1941. So why would FDR let this happen if he knew about it. around 2,400 American inocent lives were lost due to this bombing. Not to mention the ships we lost. We lost 18 ships in all, and not only that but 300 aircraft. Would the president of the United States, FDR, really allow not only ships and aircrafts, but inocent lives to be lost. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp? ItemID=WE53&iPin=WPA0349&SingleRecord=True

1) 4,500,000 barrels of oil and fuel was spilled, this is a waste of good minerals and FDR had to know about it so again why would he not warn of the attack and allow oil to be spilled when it could have been used for war.

2) 73 aircraft were destroyed and 120 were severly damaged. So why, if we were going to war, would we allow this to happen.

3) The Japanese came out unscaved pretty much; the reason being because they only lost 64 men and 29 planes. 4) Hawaii was put into martial law and warscares and air raid drills were a common place along the coast of california. So if FDR really knew this was going to happen he would have known the effects of it. 5) 20 Naval vessels were destroyed including 8 enourmous battle ship. 6) Japaneese sent a message to the U.S but due to transaction issues it got to us 30 min to late. It was Japan declaring war on the U.S apposed to the air raid that they were planning instead 7)3 of our aircraft carriers were remained unscathed which would allow us to have an advantage during the war.

8)On December 8 1941 the U.S declares war on Japan and then three days later on Italy and Germanhy.

9) Historians believe that Great Britain had the information of the airraid that was going to happen on the U.S but withheld it so that they would become involved in the war.

10) 2,403 inocent Americans were killied so why would FDR allow this to happen when he could have used those people to fight for America.