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Old 01-15-2007, 03:15 AM   #9
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Yes. Both FDR and Bush were planning their attacks before PH and 9/11. Both of those gave them an excuse to execute their plans.
Pearl Harbor caught FDR and his advisors by surprise. They expected an attack, but had planned for it being the Philippines, and Washington thought that they could then send the fleet out from Pearl Harbor and retake the Philippines.
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