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They were trying to destroy American naval power in the Pacific so that we would be unable to interfere with, or prevent their conquest of East Asia and the Pacific archipelagos and be forced to trade with them on favorable terms so they could continue getting the steel and other materials they needed from us to build weapons with.Michael Montagne

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