Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, the Commander in Chief, of the United States’ Pacific Fleet, was looking forward to a relaxing 9-hole round of golf. His match with General Walter Short was scheduled for 9:30A.M. Hawaii Time. One hour and 45 minutes before he was set to tee off, Kimmel received a phone call from Commander Vincent Murphy reporting the sighting of a Japanese submarine in the Pearl Harbor entry channel. Just as Kimmel was exiting …showed first 75 words of 2377 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2377 total…presented above alone should have been enough to prevent the victims at Pearl Harbor from being caught so off-guard. All of this documentation together surely should have. Yet, Franklin D. Roosevelt along with many others in Washington provoked Japan into an attack as a way in which to unify the country for war. Although their motive of fighting for freedom is honorable, were the sacrifices they made in order to join the crusade worth it?