Was Pearl Harbor a conspiracy made by FDR?

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Simply stating YES or NO to the question; "Was Pearl Harbor a conspiracy made by Franklin D. Roosevelt?" is an inadequate answer by all means.
Hundreds of conspiracy theories have been elaborately developed over the years, however they all hinge on some fundamental key issues that cast doubt over the President's foreknowledge of the attack.

The conspiracy theorists have indeed had to work hard at this, as it appears, in real life, no hard evidence of a firm intention or date was in Roosevelt's hands.

The question is, "Did Franklin D. Roosevelt know of but do nothing to stop the Japanese attacking Pearl Harbor because he wanted the USA to enter the Second World War?"
Here are some of the key issues that speak to this statement:
Roosevelt desperately wanted the US to enter the war. He states to William White, a close friend in 1939, "If Germany or Russia win the war or force a peace favorable to them, the situation of your civilization and mine is indeed in peril..."
However he needed the US public's backing. He spent a total of 12 years in office, completed revolutionary new ideas and introduced the first women ever to become a member of a Presidential Cabinet. He knew he needed the public support. A crisis like Pearl Harbor unites the nation in an act of revenge and war.

It is more likely however, that the information critically needed to be known in advance of the Japanese attack slipped through America's nets. With so much information around, much of it was intercepted. HOWEVER, it is probable that the information was cast out the system as it passed up the ranks; the most important information would go to the most important officer. Much information on Pearl Harbor was found in the 'pending' boxes of interception offices.
Finally, it is impossible to tell if Franklin D. Roosevelt knew in advance that the attack was coming. However we can use the weight of evidence to suggest one way or another.
I believe that America had the POTENTIAL to discover the Japanese attacks, however the poor system of sorting information led to the crucial pieces being discarded. Although a terrible tragedy, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor worked in Franklin D. Roosevelt's favor.


If Roosevelt wanted to use the attack as a means of bringing the United States into the war, he could have launched a counterattack early in the morning of December 7. This would have prevented much of the damage and achieved the same result without sacrificing such a huge part of our fleet


because they found proof that FDR knew about pearl harbor, and still did nothing. and guess what family profited greatly form this war. the Morgan family. guess who was part of the Morgan family through marriage? FDR was he made millions of of this war, oh and did i mention we provoked the Japs in almost every way? doesn't"t say that in the history books does it? We froze all Japanese assets in USA banks, we halted petroleum trade, we gave military support to great Britain, and gave financial support to capitalist china, both were enemies of japan in the war. and then on December 7 1941 Australian Intel warned FDR that a Japanese task force was headed tword pearl harbor, Franklin ignored it. so you tell me was there a conspiracy behind pearl harbor?
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I'd love to see the "proof" (no after-the-fact anecdotes) you speak of. I seriously doubt the Japanese were all that interested in pleasing the Morgans, who, we may assume, were in no danger of going hungry, with or without the war.

We did our best to give Japan (who started it) good reason to end its war on China. We did indeed freeze their assets and do what we could to keep war materials out of their hands. They knew all they had to do was leave China alone and go home, and this deprivation would be ended.

When was the alleged Australian message placed in FDR's hands? Who sent it? I doubt anyone would wake the President up on a Sunday morning because of an unconfirmed report of possible maneuvers by the Japanese.

Perhaps you could name a (real, non-revisionist) historian who believes this?

yes i can, sir, Jauce Fresco and Robert Stinnet. I never said that the Japs were interested in pleasing the Morgans, you made that up yourself, the proof? due to the freedom of information act, and Bill Clinton, Robert Stinnet wrote a book called "day of deceit" this book proves that FDR knew about Pearl Harbor, and also proves your ignorance on the subject, and you unwillingness to accept any information that speaks against the government. You see FDR wanted to help England as it was and still is a major trade value and they buy millions of dollars worth of goods and store there money because of which man? our good friend JP Morgan. The problem was that FDR's campaign slogan was that we were not going to go into anymore wars, so in order to keep public support he had to make sure that japan fired the first shot. He planned this for months in advance with the ambassador of England, and if you need more blatant proof one of the generals serving at pearl harbor was worried that japan would attack the U.S., as they had seen the japan fleet coming tword pearl harbor. So in turn he orders a few battle ships to be sent out to protect the tankers and carriers. But a few days before the attack the white hous orders that they be sent back immediately. and then as hoped and expected on December, 7, 1941. the Japanese attacked pearl harbor which launched us into world war two.
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You were the one who brought the Morgans into it in the first place. Since we are exploring Japanese actions, why did you do this? Is it wrong for a family that provides goods and services to be paid? Either the Morgans were conspiring to profit or they weren't, and Japanese actions would be required for the Morgans to profit.

I asked for REAL, NON-REVISIONIST historians. I am still waiting for you to find one.

I am posting a link below so that you can see all the lies this so-called "historian" has to tell to prop up his ridiculous notion. I couldn't find anything on Google about Jauce Fresco, whom you mentioned. And again, if you don't think the Morgans conspired, why did you even mention them?

Simply claiming, off the cuff, that "all the evidence was covered up" is the hallmark of a Conspiracy Theorist, not a genuine historian-- unless you have a signed confession of the person who did it. As has been established, your source is someone real historians have long since disproven. He's just plain lying to you.
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