The creator of Earthbound when he sees the influx of shitty indie games he has helped create

Part 2
The 1946 government investigation into our complete lack of preparation for the Pearl Harbor attack, based on intelligence reports at the time. Drawn up by the CIA back when it was called the CIG and backed by the War Department, declassified in 2007. Both Kimmel and the Philippine Naval Command were briefed fortnightly on all interecepted Japanese communications under the codename "Magic". The last coded message we received in relation to Hawaii was a communication between a Japanese resident (listed only as "Mori") of Oahu and the home islands less than 24 hours before the attack that were deemed suspicious but not an indication that an attack was immediate. All research indicates that our intelligence at the time deemed such an attack on a heavily militarized position, even if we didn't know about it, would be tantamount to immensely bad intelligence on the Japanese's part, which was dismissed as all other code interceptions indicated that they were extensive in surveying the strength of the American economy in gearing up for war. In addition, it was Admiral Kimmel's belief that the Japanese fleet were still in home waters on December 1st. The reason for this is because on midnight of December 1st, the Japanese navy radio call signs had changed, only 1 month after the previous change when the trend up to that point had been to change every 6 months. Therefore Kimmel determined that the ships were still near the home islands at the time, only 6 days away from an attack that takes weeks to reach said destination.

I encourage reading the entire document. I did. The amount of frickups we made by our own admission here is mind-numbing. You know, the whole idea of "it's better that evil people are in charge than incompetent people because at least when bad things happen due to evil people, it was according to a plan being followed?" I think I understand that mindset now, because boy does this document not inspire confidence in our military.

Yeah the idea that we 100% knew Pearl Harbor was coming and let it happen is one of the biggest misconceptions of the event
>Japan was 4000 miles away in a time when it took a long time to go that far
>they weren't at war at the time so no one was supposed to be prepared for an attack
>the Japs and to a lesser extent the British were the only ones who really understood the power of carrier attack fleets prior to this attack
>none of the codes they were listening in on made mention of this attack as the Pearl Harbor plan was Plan B, Plan A they originally wanted was an all-out attack on the Philippines
>speaking of which, the Philippines, Wake Island, Singapore, French Indochina, and Guam were all seen as more likely targets (and in fairness, the Japs hit all of those too on the very same day as Pearl Harbor)
>it was a plan so crazy that Yamamoto Isoroku admitted that if it didn't work, they might as well just surrender right then and there

Before someone brings up that Admiral Kimmel was briefed on the possible danger of a Japanese attack, he believed it was possible, just incredibly improbable. He got demoted from a 4 star to a 2 star over his lack of preparation just in case. Yes, we were in an economic war with Japan at the time, but we thought they were going to hit somewhere else and the most likely target was the Philippines. If you want a source for all this shit, here's the official investigation on what happened
https://web.archive.org/web/20170123070053/https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80R01731R001300120001-8.pdf

It's pretty wild how genuinely evil the United States is when you read all the crazy shit they did durnig WW2. Killing ~1200 innocent French soldiers instead of just killing the admiral and replacing him. The use of nukes past the first one was completely unnecessary. And the fact we thought it was a good idea to reinstate a bunch of blatantly evil politicians that fueled Japan's involvement in WW2. Getting involved with Narita AT ALL. It's fuinny to think that indirectly the United States helped kill Abe since it was his fricking grandfather who was a well-known Moony who is considered "the" person who allowed the Moonies into Japan. on and on

>Killing ~1200 innocent French soldiers instead of just killing the admiral and replacing him
Frenchpill me on this please?
>Getting involved with Narita AT ALL
This as well pls.

Thanks anon. I got some more info from ChatGPT. It gave me the regular "it was a war" cope funny enough.

>The scenario you're describing might be a reference to the "Attack on Mers-el-Kébir," which occurred during World War II. Mers-el-Kébir is a naval base located in French Algeria. >In July 1940, after the fall of France to Nazi Germany, the British Royal Navy attacked the French fleet at Mers-el-Kébir in an effort to prevent the ships from falling into German hands.

>The attack was prompted by concerns that the French fleet might be seized by the Germans, which could have significantly strengthened the German naval power. The British were particularly concerned about the possibility of the French fleet being used against them or their allies, including potential German invasion plans.

>On July 3, 1940, the British launched an attack on the French fleet anchored at Mers-el-Kébir. The attack resulted in the sinking of a battleship and other vessels, as well as the deaths of French sailors. The action was controversial and tragic, as it led to the loss of life among French sailors who were considered allies just weeks before.

>The decision to attack the French fleet was a difficult and morally complex one, and it remains a subject of historical debate and discussion. The intent behind the attack was to neutralize the threat of the French fleet falling into enemy hands, but it did result in casualties among the French sailors.

>It's important to note that wartime decisions often involve complex considerations, and hindsight can provide a clearer perspective on their outcomes and implications. The situation at Mers-el-Kébir reflects the challenges and difficult choices that arise in times of conflict.