Talk:Arashi/@comment-24876067-20151118131843/@comment-5946690-20151119162149

Jack Vexx> do realize that the expectations of IJN/IJA high command were never in touch with the reality of picking a fight with the most vindictive and disproportionate-retribution prone nation in the world. most people who talk about "well if it went as planned..." are projecting the expectations of those long-dead fools. it's not about whether or not WE understand the mindset; we all know quite well the reality of the situation. those fools who maneuvered the political climate of japan to allow themselves the ability to largely ignore the emperor, and put their nation against the wall trying to carry out their empire-building fantasies, however, THEY indeed failed to understand the mindset they were going up against in WWII. they failed to consider the kind of industrial and logistic power they were picking a fight with, and CERTAINLY the temperment. everyone should remember that within hours of pearl harbor, FDR had pushed an order to indiscriminantly sink anything japanese in the pacific, even civilians. that's not the kind of reaction you get out of someone who will accept any ending other than "I win".