Konoye was in no position to guarantee anything. The Roosevelt admin knew the Konoye Cabinet was going to fall! So, it make no sense to meet with them Besides, from experience with nomura and Kurusu they knew that many promises they were making were being refuted by the Japanese Army the same afternoon in Tokyo The Konoye cabinet controlled nothing if it conflicted with what the Japanese army wanted! That is what Buchanan omits and it is critical to understanding why Roosevelt wouldn't meet with konoye!

Buchanan makes a lot of assumptions in his book without giving all the facts! For instance, he doesn't say why the konoye cabinet fell. It fell because, although it may have been powerful, it was far less so than the real body that controlled politics in Japan pre WW II, albiet the Japanese Army. Whenever the Army didn't like the politics of someone on the cabinet, (if they were too pro-American) for instance, they would cause the fall of that cabinet. Therefore, the Japanese Army really controlled politics in Japan, not the Emperor, nor the Cabinet. The Roosevelt administration knew that too, and they also knew from experience with Nomura and kurusu, (The shingtwo Japanese ambassadors in Waton) and through their intercepts of Magic that K

You might want to get your history correct before you run off blogging.It was the British at Taranto who sunk Italian battleships who gave Yamamoto and the Japanese the idea for the attack on Pearl Harbor. There were many "Black shoe Admirals" however , who didnt like the idea of aircraft carriers taking away the prestige they enjoyed as king of the fleet. The British pioneered many of the techniques of carrier warfare before anyone else did.

Obummer sits up there on his a-- and tells us all "that we all need to make sacrifices." What a joke, for the last couple of years while we have watched our 401ks go down the tubes, housing values go there also, jobs disapear, and now watch as inflation takes away more and more of our paycheck, this idiot who has not suffered one damn iota shoots off his hypocrit damn mouth! What the hell does he know about it? When I see him and his stupid collegues in Washington take a pay cut then maybe I'll listen, until then, shut the hell up!

Oh really, One of the arguments for Homosexuality is that is a sexual preference, so why cant a pedophile use the same argument, it is just a sexual preference, right? And how about or Chump in Chief who wants to put taxes on candy and pop because it drives up insurance costs due to all the medical problems it causes, Well, what about Aids, what has that caused, but not a peep about that one!

That's what we need! Problem is, is that our leadership in Wussington doesn't have the balls to do it! Or maybe, they don't want too! Obama is a worthless piece of C---! How long do you think Reagan would have put up with this crap! "We dealt with this during the Carter Administration too, them we elected a President who cared! It is not that the West is going down the tubes, our leadership sucks! Blowbama needs to be impeached for impotency!

This worthless piece of C--- needs to be impeached! Whoever thinks they are above the law! Oh, thats right, He is the Messiah! He knows better than the rest of us because we are just lowly, angry gun toting fools! Well , Mr Dumbama, I think that your NObama care sucks and since I dont like the law, I think I will just ignore it or refuse to pay for it, just like my taxes, I don't like them either, so... This guys', ego must be the size of Mt Everest, Mr Meglomaniac president sir!

The only problem is, is that when the conservatives or tea-baggers are intoloerant, the national media cannot wait to proclaim it loudly for all to hear, when it is the Libs or one of their causes you can hear the crickets chirping!

This administration ignores every order or constitutional ammendment that doesn't fall in line with their leftist views. If any republican would do this the press would have a hissy fit. Besides, Obama doesn't give a damn about a recession, double dip or not, it won't affect him! How much has he cared about unempoloyment in the past two years, NONE! Obama is a crook, a lying two faced crook! We haven't had such a worthless president, ever!!!

The simple fact is 'OBAMA doesn't care! He doesn't care about creating jobs, because that isn't part of his agenda. And he hasn't so far. He doesn't care because he and his activist buddies are all employed and making good money! His unions are fat and happy and contributing to his dem pals! Doesn't care about drilling moratoriums because high gas prices are still cheap for him and plays into his ultimate game plan, namely blaming big oil for all our troubles! Likes to stir up all the trouble he can in Wisconsin to make himself look good in union eyes! He doesn't give a lick for the general public because what affects them doesn't affect him!