Can Japan Ever Truly Pay for it' s Sins?

[Anomalocaris]

I know this is a joke thread..but..fuck...this is one of my favorite things.  The main architect of the attack on pearl harbor went to his grave (at the hands of a patrolling american p-51, clutching his sword..in dress...) thinking that the pearl harbor attack was a terrible idea.  

That's pretty impressive, on a personal level.  Yamamoto is a personal hero of mine.  He knew what had to be done, doubted that it could be achieved, but gave it his level best when pursuing that goal.

It was a P-38, not P-51.   It is unlikely he died clutching his samurai sword, because the mortal bullet wound was of a devastating nature that precludes a his holding a lifelike composure through the moment of death.   The search party that found his body likely posed it for appearance sake.     

He didn’t think the attack on Pearl Harbor was a terrible idea, because it was largely his brain child and he pushed hard for it at the expense of long established Japanese war plans in place for 20 years.  What he thought was a bad idea was to go to war with the US at all. 

Also, in our own self important way we think attack on the Pearl Harbor, which is against the good old US of A, must have been the central military stroke of any enemy, because we are so important.    But that is not the case.   The attack on Pearl Harbor was actually support operation to facilitate the main Japanese military thrust into Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, Singapore, Dutch East Indies, and Phillipines.      That main thrust was japan’s ultimate strategic aim for the war.     The attack on Pearl Harbor merely protected the flank of the main thrust.