What a stupid move on the part of the Japanese. I’ve often wondered how long it would have taken us to enter the war if it hadn’t happened.

I've often marveled at how different the mentality of the Japanese people is today compared to those from that era. Today they are so polite, apologetic, anti-violence etc. , while every thing you read about how they were then is practically the exact opposite. Grant it I really don't know for sure what they as a whole were really like back then. The ones in their military then could have been the same as now, but forced to perform atrocities by their military commanders. I am willing to bet they didn't have the option of being a Conscientious Objector as Americans did. I have a feeling they would have been executed on the spot. Oh how times have changed.