Something to chew on
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Someone at the table asked a Japanese admiral why, with the Pacific Fleet devastated at Pearl Harbor and the mainland US forces in what Japan had to know was a pathetic state of unreadiness, Japan had not simply invaded the West Coast. Commander Menard would never forget the crafty look on the Japanese commander's face as he frankly answered the question. ?You are right,? he told the Americans. ?We did indeed know much about your preparedness. We knew that probably every second home in your country contained firearms. We knew that your country actually had state championships for private citizens shooting military rifles. We were not fools to set foot in such quicksand.?
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Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto - ?You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass.?
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We very well could have lost both wars if the Japanese invade the mainland. No one in the world could send help to the US to help us fight off the Japanese so we would have had to either pull troops from Europe or enlist every man and women to fight them off.