On this day, 26 July 1950

@swirlie It showed up on my feed so I posted it.

@SatanBurger
OH! My mistake! I thought we were doing monthly inventory again!

@swirlie We can do that lol

@swirlie
A total of 2,403 Americans were killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. This number includes both military personnel and civilians. Specifically, 2,008 Navy personnel, 109 Marines, 218 Army personnel (including the Army Air Forces), and 68 civilians perished.

A total of 21 U.S. Navy ships were either sunk or damaged. This included eight battleships, three of which were sunk beyond repair: the USS Arizona, USS Oklahoma, and USS Utah. The remaining ships that were damaged were eventually repaired and returned to service.

I heard first hand stories from my dad's first cousins, who were Marine Gunners, stationed at Pearl Harbor.

You may question the nukes' use, but when you invent fake history, you should realize you need therapy.

@Northwest
Pearl Harbor was nothing more than a dry dock and refueling station for American ships. The Japanese didn't known that. They thought Pearl Harbor was a major staging area for the US Navy Fleet, which it was not.

What the Japanese attacked were a bunch of mothballed navy ships along with a bunch of others that were there for refueling and maintenance. The Japanese got it wrong, but US President Truman also knew that American ground forces couldn't hold a candle to what awaited Americans if they walked into Japan on foot. The Japanese Army were trained fighters whereas the American Army was not, considering 60% of the US Army were comprised of draftees who were not motivated for the cause, no different than what the US military experienced during Vietnam.

Truman then made the unilateral decision whom only his chief of defense knew about, to use untested atomic weaponry on Japan, rather than chance a potentially failed ground assault on Japan in retaliation for Japan bombing Pearl Harbor. Nobody else in the Truman Administration or the Allied Forces who were busy fighting Hitler in Europe, knew about Truman's atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki until after it happened. To this day, the USA has never recovered from that act of deceit that was orchestrated by the US government under President Truman.

Keep in mind that at the beginning of WWII in Europe, the USA was an isolationist, protectionist nation, in America's attempt to return to what it also was prior to WW-One... an isolationist, protectionist nation.

The American mantra prior to WWI and during the first two years of WWII was to sit on the sidelines, do nothing in support of either world war, but then hope to gain whatever the US could gain for free after the dust had settled and without America's costly involvement.

The USA has always been known for it's isolationist posturing, which is also what we're experiencing today under the Trump Administration, which of course is hellbent on returning the USA once again, to a state of isolationism and protectionism.

You need to spend more of your free time at the public library and less time teaching yourself about your country's war history, Northwest.

@swirlie In April 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt designated Pearl Harbor as the permanent base for the U.S. Pacific Fleet.

When was President Truman briefed on the Manhattan project?

April 25, 1945, Secretary of War Henry Stimson and General Groves provided Truman with a full briefing on the project, including its status, timetable, and the potential use of the atomic bomb.

Why April 25, 1945? Because President FDR died April 12, 1945, making Truman the President.

Was Britain informed of the Manhattan Project? Not only were they informed, but the US and the UK were full state partners, and the UK for to duplicate in the UK following the war.

Was the A-Bomb fully tested prior to deployment? Yes, the Trinity test: July 16, 1945.

Before you start debating morality, you should start by understanding the facts. You might want to look into the declassified Tojo government's papers.

Most though, your response is delusional.

@Northwest
If it weren't for someone else's written perception of facts, you'd have nothing to contribute to this website Northwest and don't ever forget it.

@swirlie ]

Yes, I'm sure this is the case 🤣😂🤣😭 You should try a visit to Hanford, Oak Ridge, the Trinity Site, or the USS Arizona Memorial.

@Northwest

These sites are all irrelevant in the grand scheme of fact...

...facts perceived and re-written from the American perspective FOR the American audience, that is... 🤣😂🤣😭

@swirlie
You say that as if you understand what "fact" means. 🤣😂🤣😭

@Northwest
...unlike yourself who's pastime has always been plagiarizing the perception of others as if what they had to say was "fact".

@swirlie
I'm sure this means something to you, but do tell more about how Pearl Harbor was nothing but a dry dock and the Japanese fell for it.

@Northwest
There's nothing else to tell... unless of course you go to some American historical museum which will spin a tale that will go on and on for hours about how the US slayed the dragon and saved the world.

@swirlie your pathology must be fascinating, from a professional perspective

@Northwest
Would you recognize the meaning of pathology if it were laid out in front of you?

I somehow doubt it.

@swirlie but so regal more of tales of the fake Pearl Harbor

@Northwest
You're obviously having difficulty today Northwest. Have you taken your meds on time?

@swirlie
But enough of your confessions.

Perhaps we should talk about that incident that never happened, where a woman left her two toddlers in a hot car and one of them died, or how there is no such thing as a car that's designed to shut down the A/C?

You see when all you do is spin fantastical tales you mark yourself.

@Northwest
I haven't had need to confess anything you speak of.

The truth is, there is NO car that's designed to shut down the AC after a pre-determined period of time. There's a system that will shut down an idling engine after a pre-set time, but not just the AC system alone without shutting down the engine as well.

You need to go out and do some homework for a change instead of relying on your failing gut feelings when your respond to a post.